NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-210) Kiwoom (+172)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Ju Hyoung Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (5-14, 10th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (8-10, 7th in KBO) on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at -210 while the Heroes are coming in at +172. The over/under has been set at 9.

NC has a slugging rate of .388 and have struck out 139 times, while drawing a walk on 75 occasions. They have 77 RBI's and 151 hits on the season, while their batting average is .250. The Dinos have accounted for 27 doubles as a squad and have hit 19 balls out of the park. They have earned 85 runs while holding a team OBP of .351. As a unit, the NC Dinos are earning 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball.

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Matt Davidson is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Davidson has accrued an average at the plate of .255 for his baseball career, with 996 scored runs and an OPS of .812. He has struck out 2,201 times and has taken a walk on 695 occasions, contributing to a .333 OBP. In his career, Davidson has slapped 388 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,232 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .479 and he has a total of 3,344 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 7,912 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,780 times.

The Dinos have stolen 11 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%. The NC Dinos have earned 474 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 171 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which ranks 4th in KBO and have accumulated 12 double plays.

The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.56 on the year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 127 batters. Dinos pitchers have yielded 19 long balls in addition to 84 runs (8th in the league). NC has yielded 135 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 80 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.51 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.39.

The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team OBP of .307 in addition to a batting average of .234 for the season. They have struck out on 163 occasions (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 151 base hits. Kiwoom is sitting with 10 home runs so far this year in addition to 60 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .330 and they are earning 3.53 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have 30 doubles, while walking 60 times as well as scoring 67 runs.

Ju Hyoung Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 1,015 official at-bats in his baseball career, Lee has accumulated a batting average of .252 with 256 hits. He has hit a home run 26 times, with 392 total bases and also a .386 slugging percentage. Lee has tallied a free base 92 times while striking out on 257 plate appearances. He has accumulated 152 runs in addition to having 117 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .341 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .716.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). In their 13 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 9 times and been caught 4 times (30.8% caught stealing percentage). The Heroes have recorded 174 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 494 putouts this year.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 99 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.04 (92 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 17 home runs and they allow 5.41 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.583 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.41 as a team on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (126 strikeouts vs 67 free passes). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 193.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC (-210)

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