NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/4/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (4-5, 5th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (3-4, 6th in KBO) on Friday, April 4, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at -122 while the Dinos are priced at +102. The total is set at 8.5.

NC is slugging .449 and have been rung up 58 times, while drawing a walk on 27 occasions. They have 38 runs batted in in addition to 76 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .308. The Dinos have accrued 11 doubles as a unit and have smacked 6 balls out of the stadium. They have 39 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .383. As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.6 runs/g, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Kwon has slapped 102 balls out of the park while driving in 523 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .413 in addition to earning 1,334 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,842 times and got on base with a hit 865 times. He has struck out 592 times and has taken a walk on 453 occasions, contributing to a .367 on-base percentage. Kwon has recorded a batting average of .268 for his career, with 465 runs scored and an OPS of .780.

The NC Dinos have 183 putouts this year, as well as 65 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .965 which is 9th in Korean baseball and they have turned 4 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 1 bases and have been thrown out 0 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 0.0%.

The Dinos have a team earned run average of 6.93 so far this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 49 batters. NC has given up 64 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 47 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.29 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.67. Dinos pitchers have given up 12 home runs in addition to 60 total runs (2nd in KBO).

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team on-base percentage of .371 as well as a batting average of .298 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 76 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have a total of 97 base hits. Kiwoom has knocked in 10 home runs on the campaign to go along with 52 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .445 and they earn 6.33 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have hit 18 two-baggers, while taking a walk 31 times and scoring 57 runs.

Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 5,149 at-bats in his professional career, Puig has earned a batting average of .286 in addition to 1,474 hits. He has homered 241 times, with 2,549 bases in total and also a .495 slugging percentage. Puig has recorded a walk 573 times while being called out on strikes on 1,098 tries. He has recorded 841 runs and has 777 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .367 and he has a career OPS of .862.

Of their 10 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 8 times and been caught 2 times (20.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 3 double plays and have a fielding rate of .962 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 74 assists, 12 errors and have earned 231 putouts so far this year.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 65 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 6.31 (54 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 15 homers and they surrender 7.60 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.818 in addition to having a FIP of 7.60 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.41 (62 strikeouts vs 44 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 96.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom (-122) and under the total runs

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