Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/29/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-150) NC (+125)

Sung Bum Na and the Kia Tigers (13-15, 7th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (9-16, 9th in KBO). The Dinos open this game at +125 while the Tigers are coming in at -150. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

Kia has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been rung up 216 times, while being walked on 117 occasions. They have 120 RBI's as well as 232 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .247. The Tigers have earned 57 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 28 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 125 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball.

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Sung Bum Na is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Na has hit .312 for his career, in addition to 1,021 scored runs and an OPS of .916. He has gone down on strikes 1,354 times and has gotten a free base on 509 occasions, which contributes in part to a .380 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Na has slapped 276 balls out of the park while driving in 1,080 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .536 in addition to earning 2,955 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he approached the plate 6,198 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,721 times.

The Tigers have stolen 27 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 732 putouts thus far, as well as 290 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which ranks 5th in KBO and have accumulated 21 double plays.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.91 for the year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 202 hitters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 14 long balls and also 151 runs in total (4th in KBO). Kia has relinquished 267 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) and 133 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.85 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.54.

NC has 20 long balls over the course of the season as well as 104 runs batted in. They have notched 37 doubles, while taking a walk 88 times as well as earning 106 runs. The NC Dinos hold an on-base percentage of .328 and a team batting average of .245 so far this season. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .379 and they are earning 4.24 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have struck out on 228 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 199 base hits.

Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Over the course of the 3,281 at-bats in his baseball career, Kwon has earned a batting average of .267 with 875 base hits. He has gone deep 102 times, as well as 1,347 total bases and also a .411 slugging percentage. Kwon has earned a free base 465 times while fanning on 600 chances. He is sitting with 471 runs and racked up 524 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .367 and he has earned a career OPS of .778.

Out of their 26 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 18 times and been caught 8 times (30.8% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .971 (10th in the league). The Dinos have 226 assists, 25 errors and have notched a total of 625 putouts this season.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.691 with a FIP of 6.74 as a squad for the year. They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 215. The NC pitching staff have allowed 156 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 5.97 (138 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.29 (177 strikeouts against 137 walks). They have given up 29 dingers and they concede 6.74 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-150)

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