NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/5/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (42-78, 10th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (53-58, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, September 5, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at -210 while the Heroes are coming in at +172. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Dinos have accrued 180 doubles as a unit and have hit 107 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging % of .405 and have been called out on strikes 826 times, while taking a walk on 400 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have 549 RBI's in addition to 1,057 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .274. They are sitting with 584 runs scored and have an OBP of .354.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 66 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 286 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .407 and he has racked up 899 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 2,592 times and has delivered a base hit 579 times. He has gone down on strikes 540 times and has taken a walk on 248 occasions, which contributes in part to a .358 OBP. Kim has an average at the plate of .262 for his career in baseball, with 348 scored runs and an OPS of .765.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 2,998 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,072 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which is 8th in KBO and have accumulated 96 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 59 bases and have been caught 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 26.3%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.83 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47. Dinos pitchers have given up 125 home runs in addition to 600 total runs (4th in the league). NC has surrendered 976 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 527 earned runs. The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 4.75 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 902 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .243 this year. They have been rung up on 1,066 instances (1st in baseball) and have recorded 1,011 base hits. Kiwoom has 90 long balls on the season to go along with 448 RBIs. The Heroes have a SLG% of .355 and they score 3.87 runs per game (10th in the league). They have 171 doubles, while walking 411 times and scoring 476 runs.

Gun Hee Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 61 times while striking out on 288 tries. He has recorded 83 runs and also has 113 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .301 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .687. He has hit the long ball 20 times, in addition to having 365 total bases and a .386 slugging percentage. In the 946 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .258 with 244 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 101 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (7th in the league). In their 106 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 73 times and been caught 33 times (31.1% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have 1,074 assists, 87 errors and have earned a total of 3,250 putouts during this campaign.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 712 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.40 (650 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 121 homers and they relinquish 5.92 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.570 in addition to having a FIP of 5.92 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.89 (899 strikeouts vs 475 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,225.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+172)

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