Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/26/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+162) NC (-196)

Min Woo Park and the NC Dinos (32-38, 7th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (26-48, 10th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Friday, June 26, 2026. The Heroes open this game at +162 while the Dinos are coming in at -196. The total opens at 9.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in KBO. They have 252 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Heroes have earned 104 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 234 RBI's and 583 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .232. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .327 and have been called out on strikes 651 times, while drawing a walk on 256 occasions.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Ahn has slapped 159 baseballs out of the park while driving in 951 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .428 and he has racked up 2,813 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 7,458 times and has delivered a base knock 1,926 times. He has fanned 997 times and has gotten a free base on 645 occasions, contributing to a .360 OBP. Ahn has a batting average of .293 for his baseball career, in addition to 931 runs scored and an OPS of .788.

The Heroes have swiped 49 bases and have been caught 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 32.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 1,979 putouts so far this season, as well as 660 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 64 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 60 long balls and also 385 runs in total (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has surrendered 729 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 362 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 4.94 this season (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 555 hitters.

The Dinos hold a slugging % of .406 and they average 4.99 runs per game (7th in baseball). The have tallied 112 two-baggers, while getting a free base 252 times as well as notching 354 runs. NC has knocked in 65 home runs so far this season to go along with 333 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 537 instances (5th in the league) and have 669 base knocks. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .360 as well as a team batting average of .277 this season.

Min Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Park has drawn a free base 586 times while being called out on strikes on 773 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .397 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .821. During the 5,265 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .320 with 1,683 hits. He has accrued 963 runs in addition to having earned 596 runs batted in. He has gone yard 46 times, with 2,230 total bases and a .424 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 52 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in KBO). Of their 48 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 35 times and been caught 13 times (27.1% caught stealing percentage). The Dinos have recorded 660 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 1,865 putouts for the year.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.428 in addition to having a FIP of 5.26 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.91 (561 strikeouts vs 293 walks). They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 594. They have surrendered 76 HR's and they allow 5.26 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 363 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.55 (314 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+162)

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