NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-122) Lotte (+102)

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (53-70, 9th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (59-62, 6th in KBO) on Friday, September 18, 2026. The Dinos open this game at -122 while the Giants are coming in at +102. The total opens at 8.5.

As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in KBO. They have racked up 627 runs while having a team OBP of .352. The Dinos have tallied 192 doubles as a squad and have hit 116 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 592 runs batted in and 1,142 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .272. NC is slugging .403 and have been called out on strikes 899 times, while drawing a walk on 438 occasions.

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Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has hit .322 in his time in baseball, in addition to 865 runs scored and an OPS of .875. He has gone down on strikes 792 times and earned a walk on 507 occasions, contributing to a .389 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Park has slapped 152 baseballs out of the park while driving in 822 runs. His career slugging percentage is .486 and he has a total of 2,494 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 5,813 times and has delivered a hit 1,652 times.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 3,268 putouts this season, as well as 1,158 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which is 9th in KBO and have accumulated 105 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 63 bases and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.6%.

The Dinos have an earned run average of 4.64 so far this year (5th in KBO), and they have rung up 988 batters. NC has yielded 1,062 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 562 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Dinos pitchers have allowed 135 home runs in addition to 645 total runs (6th in KBO).

Lotte has knocked in 98 home runs this year in addition to 555 RBIs. They have 209 doubles, while taking a walk 379 times and scoring 585 runs. The Lotte Giants have accounted for an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .268 on the year. The Giants have a team slugging % of .393 and they are recording 4.68 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been rung up on 919 occasions (7th in KBO) and have earned 1,174 base hits.

Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Over the course of the 6,157 official at-bats in his career, Reyes has compiled an average at the plate of .303 with 1,864 hits. He has gone deep 110 times, with 2,633 total bases and a .428 slugging %. Reyes has tallied a walk 447 times while fanning on 1,092 chances. He has compiled 863 runs and also has 865 runs batted in. His on-base % is .350 and he has a lifetime OPS of .778.

The Lotte Giants have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). Of their 92 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 65 times and been caught 27 times (29.3% caught stealing percentage). The Giants have racked up 1,206 assists, 91 errors and have notched a total of 3,311 putouts on the campaign.

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 659 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.85 (594 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 109 long balls and they allow 5.37 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 5.37 as a team so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.16 (1,002 strikeouts against 464 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,201.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+102)

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