NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+132) Kia (-160)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (65-52, 4th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (55-58, 6th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The Dinos open this contest at +132 while the Tigers are coming in at -160. The O/U is set at 8.5.

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As a unit, the NC Dinos are knocking in 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have accounted for 592 runs scored while having a team OBP of .355. The Dinos have recorded 184 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 107 balls out of the park. They have tallied 557 RBI's and 1,076 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .274. NC has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 841 times, while getting the free base on 413 occasions.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Kim has hit 66 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 286 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 2,602 times and has delivered with a hit 580 times. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .262 for his baseball career, with 349 scored runs and an OPS of .763. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .406 and he has a total of 900 bases. He has gone down on strikes 542 times and has walked on 249 occasions, which has contributed to a .357 OBP.

The NC Dinos have a tally of 3,052 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,085 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 99 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 59 bases and have been gunned down 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 27.2%.

The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 4.68 for the year (5th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 925 hitters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 125 long balls and 602 runs in total (6th in baseball). NC has yielded 989 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 529 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46.

Kia has 151 HRs so far this season to go along with 621 runs batted in. The have tallied 208 two-baggers, while taking a walk 437 times as well as putting up 646 runs. The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .271 on the season. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .440 and they average 5.43 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 940 instances (4th in baseball) and have 1,112 base knocks.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has recorded a free base 211 times while fanning on 345 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .388 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .948. For the 1,655 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .308 with 510 hits. He has compiled 372 runs in addition to having earned 300 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 94 times, in addition to having 926 total bases and a .560 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 98 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (6th in KBO). Out of their 112 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 93 times and been caught 19 times (17.0% caught stealing rate). The Tigers have 1,084 assists, 84 errors and have earned a total of 3,165 putouts this year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.410 in addition to having a FIP of 4.85 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,047. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 568 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.39 (515 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.96 (866 strikeouts vs 441 bases on balls). They have given up 115 home runs and they surrender 4.85 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia (-160) and under the total runs

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