NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/5/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-145) Kia (+125)

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (5-1, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, April 5, 2026, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (1-5, 10th in KBO). The Dinos open this game at -145 while the Tigers are priced at +125. The total opens at 8.5.

The Dinos have hit 12 two-baggers as a team and have hit 5 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while drawing a walk on 34 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos are recording 6.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have recorded 35 runs batted in and 52 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .265. They have earned 39 runs while holding a team OBP of .390.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Kwon has drilled 107 balls out of the park while knocking in 561 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 4,276 times and got on base with a base hit 947 times. Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .265 in his time in baseball, with 516 scored runs and an OPS of .775. His career slugging percentage is .407 and he has a total of 1,455 bases. He has struck out 669 times and earned a walk on 525 occasions, contributing to a .368 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have amassed 162 putouts this season, in addition to 57 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and have earned 4 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 5 bases and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 16.7%.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.50 so far this year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 42 batters. NC has conceded 35 hits (5.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 21 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11. Dinos pitchers have conceded 7 home runs and also 21 total runs (10th in KBO).

The Kia Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .326 and a team batting average of .238 this year. They have been rung up on 52 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 49 hits. Kia has hit 5 long balls on the year to go along with 24 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .369 and they score 4.00 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have 12 doubles, while taking a walk 26 times and scoring 24 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has tallied a walk 620 times while striking out on 565 attempts. He has amassed 772 runs and racked up 671 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .376 and he has a lifetime OPS of .759. He has homered 44 times, with 2,178 total bases and a .383 slugging percentage. During the 5,683 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .306 in addition to having 1,739 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (4th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 50 assists, 3 errors and have accumulated 151 putouts this season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.537 in addition to having a FIP of 6.08 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.14 (40 strikeouts against 35 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 42. They have relinquished 3 homers and they surrender 6.08 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 34 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.75 (32 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+125)

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