NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Estevan Florial and the Hanwha Eagles (11-11, 5th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (7-9, 8th in KBO) at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The Dinos open this matchup at +102 while the Eagles are priced at -122. The total opens at 8.

The Dinos have earned 22 doubles as a team and have smacked 17 balls out of the stadium. NC has a slugging % of .418 and have struck out 148 times, while being walked on 63 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. They have earned 77 RBI's in addition to 142 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is sitting at .266. They have earned 79 runs scored and hold an OBP of .349.

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Hui Dong Kwon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kwon has recorded a batting average of .267 for his baseball career, in addition to 468 scored runs and an OPS of .778. He has struck out 598 times and has taken a walk on 461 occasions, contributing to a .367 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Kwon has slapped 102 baseballs out of the park while driving in 524 runs. His slugging percentage is .411 and he has a total of 1,339 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,879 times and has delivered with a base hit 870 times.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 412 putouts on the year, in addition to 154 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 11 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 5 bags and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 44.4%.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 5.19 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 113 batters. Dinos pitchers have given up 16 long balls and 94 runs in total (5th in KBO). NC has allowed 124 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 79 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.36 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.51.

Hanwha has recorded 13 HRs this year to go along with 85 runs batted in. They hit 38 doubles, while getting a free base 71 times and scoring 89 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have earned an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a team batting average of .230 for the year. The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .345 and they have an average of 4.05 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 174 instances (3rd in the league) and have recorded 170 base hits.

Estevan Florial is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Florial has drawn a free base 454 times while fanning on 1,161 attempts. He has amassed 588 runs in addition to having earned 472 RBIs. His OBP sits at .346 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .783. He has gone yard 117 times, with 1,486 total bases and a .437 slugging percentage. For the 3,404 at-bats in his professional career, Florial has a batting average of .257 in addition to having 876 hits.

Of their 18 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 12 times and been caught 6 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 12 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have 225 assists, 13 errors and have notched a total of 588 putouts on the campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 88 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.67 (80 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 17 HR's and they yield 4.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.347 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 (193 strikeouts vs 79 bases on balls). They rank 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 185.

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

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

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