NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+110) KT (-130)

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (25-16, 1st in KBO) play the NC Dinos (18-23, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The Dinos open this contest at +110 while the Wiz are coming in at -130. The over/under has been set at 9.

As a team, the NC Dinos are recording 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have notched a total of 204 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .351. The Dinos have hit 66 doubles as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 191 runs batted in in addition to 374 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .262. NC has a slugging percentage of .386 and have been rung up 322 times, while drawing a walk on 160 occasions.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has earned a batting average of .257 for his career, in addition to 293 scored runs and an OPS of .754. He has fanned 501 times and has walked on 223 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .355 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 56 baseballs out of the park while driving in 248 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .399 and he has racked up 769 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,274 times and got on base with a base knock 494 times.

The NC Dinos have earned 1,112 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 390 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 29 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 24 bases and have been caught 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%.

The Dinos have an ERA of 4.62 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 318 batters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 46 long balls and 204 runs in total (7th in baseball). NC has relinquished 334 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 190 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.75 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39.

The KT Wiz have tallied an on-base percentage of .374 as well as a batting average of .287 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 319 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 424 base knocks. KT has hit 33 HRs on the campaign to go along with 234 runs batted in. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .410 and they are earning 5.81 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 69 two-baggers, while getting a free base 198 times as well as putting up 244 runs.

Won Jun Choi is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Choi has earned a walk 244 times while being called out on strikes on 370 occasions. He has a total of 408 runs and has 260 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .359 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .747. He has gone deep 26 times, with 973 total bases and a .388 slugging percentage. For the 2,507 at-bats in his career, Choi has earned a batting average of .290 with 726 hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 40 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in the league). In their 43 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 35 times and been caught 8 times (18.6% caught stealing percentage). The Wiz have 428 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 1,141 putouts over the course of the season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.386 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.80 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 391. The KT pitching staff have allowed 203 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.38 (185 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 (345 strikeouts vs 136 walks). They have allowed 35 homers and they relinquish 4.80 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+110)

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