NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/4/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (1-3, 8th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (3-1, 2nd in KBO) on Saturday, April 4, 2026. The Tigers open this contest at +162 while the Dinos are coming in at -196. The total opens at 8.5.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are compiling 6.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They are sitting with 26 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .384. The Dinos have recorded 8 doubles as a unit and have smacked 5 balls out of the park. They have compiled 24 runs batted in in addition to 34 hits this year, and their batting average sits at .258. NC is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 38 times, while drawing a walk on 24 occasions.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Kim has hit 49 balls out of the park while driving in 231 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .392 and he has a total of 699 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 2,107 times and has delivered with a base knock 450 times. He has fanned 478 times and has walked on 207 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .351 OBP. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .252 for his career in baseball, with 270 runs scored and an OPS of .743.

The Dinos have stolen 4 bases. The NC Dinos have a tally of 108 putouts for the season, in addition to 33 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them sitting 4th in the league and they have turned 2 double plays.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.75 over the course of the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 29 hitters. Dinos pitchers have yielded 5 long balls in addition to 15 total runs (10th in the league). NC has conceded 26 hits (6.5 per 9 innings) as well as 15 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.61 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

Kia has accumulated 4 HRs over the course of the season in addition to 21 RBIs. They have 10 doubles, while walking 20 times and putting up 21 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .366 as well as a batting average of .273 for the year. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .427 and they score 5.25 runs per game (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 39 instances (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 39 hits.

Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Over the course of the 1,647 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .245 and has racked up 404 base hits. He has homered 26 times, with 585 total bases and a .355 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 150 times while being called out on strikes on 492 plate appearances. He has accrued 284 runs and notched 162 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .320 and he also has a career OPS of .675.

The Kia Tigers have turned 1 double play and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 28 assists, 1 error and are sitting with 100 putouts this year.

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 27 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 7.07 (26 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 3 homers and they relinquish 7.29 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.631 and are the owners of a FIP of 7.29 as a staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.04 (26 strikeouts against 25 walks). They rank 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 29.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (-196)

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