NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/14/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, August 14, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (44-56, 8th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (44-51, 7th in KBO) on Friday, August 14, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at -210 while the Giants are coming in at +172. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have earned a total of 495 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .354. The Dinos have earned 148 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 93 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 469 runs batted in and 898 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .272. NC has a slugging % of .402 and have been rung up 727 times, while drawing a walk on 356 occasions.

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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 148 balls out of the park while knocking in 804 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 5,700 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,618 times. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .322 for his career in baseball, with 851 scored runs and an OPS of .874. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .485 and he has racked up 2,439 bases. He has been struck out 778 times and has taken a walk on 499 occasions, which has contributed to a .389 OBP.

The NC Dinos have amassed 2,567 putouts this season, as well as 893 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and they have turned 80 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 50 bases and have been caught 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.5%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Dinos pitchers have yielded 103 home runs and 518 total runs (5th in baseball). NC has surrendered 828 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 449 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team ERA of 4.73 for the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 794 batters.

The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .382 and they tally 4.48 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have 171 two-baggers, while getting a free base 308 times and putting up 457 runs. Lotte has accounted for 74 HRs this year in addition to 430 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 750 occasions (7th in KBO) and are sitting with 930 hits. The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .324 as well as a team batting average of .262 over the course of the season.

Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has drawn a walk 441 times while fanning on 1,084 chances. His OBP sits at .349 and he has earned a career OPS of .776. For the 6,063 official at-bats in his career, Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .302 with 1,829 hits. He is sitting with 846 runs in addition to having earned 846 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 108 times, as well as 2,586 bases in total and also a .427 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 87 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Giants have racked up 987 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 2,715 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 77 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 53 times and been caught 24 times (31.2% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 507 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (451 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 89 dingers and they allow 5.04 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.477 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.04 as a unit for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 (828 strikeouts against 384 walks). They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 953.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

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

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