NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/21/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPO-T
Odds/Point Spread: NC (-130) Kiwoom (+110)
Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Trenton Brooks and the Kiwoom Heroes (5-14, 10th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (8-10, 7th in KBO) on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at -130 while the Heroes are priced at +110. The O/U is set at 8.
NC has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been rung up 139 times, while being walked on 75 occasions. They have 77 RBI's and 151 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .250. The Dinos have accumulated 27 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 19 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 85 runs while holding a team OBP of .351. As a unit, the NC Dinos are knocking in 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in the league.
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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 136 balls out of the park while knocking in 756 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 5,392 times and got on base with a base hit 1,545 times. Park has earned a batting average of .324 in his time in baseball, with 816 scored runs and an OPS of .879. His slugging percentage is .488 in addition to racking up 2,322 bases. He has been struck out 731 times and earned a walk on 466 occasions, contributing to a .391 OBP.
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The NC Dinos have accounted for 474 putouts this season, in addition to 171 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 4th in KBO and they have turned 12 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 11 bases and have been gunned down 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%.
The Dinos hold a team ERA of 4.56 this season (5th in the league), and they have struck out 127 batters. NC has relinquished 135 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 80 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.51 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 19 home runs and also 84 runs in total (8th in KBO).
Kiwoom has compiled 10 home runs over the course of the season as well as 60 RBIs. They have 30 two-baggers, while walking 60 times and putting up 67 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an on-base percentage of .307 and a batting average of .234 on the season. The Heroes have a team slugging % of .330 and they score 3.53 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have struck out on 163 instances (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 151 hits.
Trenton Brooks is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 3,884 at-bats in his pro career, Brooks has accumulated a batting average of .273 with 1,060 hits. He has gone deep 102 times, as well as 1,659 total bases and also a .427 slugging percentage. Brooks has earned a free base 555 times while going down on strikes on 671 occasions. He has recorded 609 runs and notched 623 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .368 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .795.
The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in the league). Out of their 13 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 9 times and been caught 4 times (30.8% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have accrued 174 assists, 14 errors and have notched a total of 494 putouts for the year.
The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.583 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.41 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 (126 strikeouts against 67 bases on balls). They sit at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 193. They have conceded 17 homers and they relinquish 5.41 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 99 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.04 (92 earned runs surrendered).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (-130)
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