NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 3/25/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+110) Samsung (-130)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) play the NC Dinos (61-81, 9th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The Lions open this contest at -130 while the Dinos are coming in at +110. The total has been set at 8.

As a squad, the NC Dinos notched 5.4 runs per contest, which was 5th in the league. They tallied 773 runs and held an on-base percentage of .353. The Dinos compiled 226 doubles as a squad and knocked 172 balls out of the park. They accounted for 737 runs batted in in addition to 1,371 base knocks over the course of last season, while their team batting average came in at .274. NC had a slugging rate of .428 and were called out on strikes 1,200 times, while drawing a walk on 513 occasions.

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Matt Davidson is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Davidson has slapped 350 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,127 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 7,404 times and has come through with a hit 1,657 times. Davidson is sitting with a batting avereage of .254 for his career in baseball, with 926 scored runs and an OPS of .805. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .472 and he has totaled 3,086 bases. He has been struck out 2,067 times and has been walked on 660 occasions, which contributes in part to a .333 OBP.

The NC Dinos had 3,827 putouts in the prior season, in addition to 1,312 assists and 108 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .979 which was 6th in KBO and they turned 115 double plays. The Dinos swiped 86 bases and were thrown out 51 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate was 37.2%.

The Dinos had a team earned run average of 5.00 for the previous season (6th in baseball), and they struck out 1,061 hitters. NC yielded 1,389 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 708 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 2.00 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.51. Their pitching staff walked 531 players from the other team and their FIP was 5.65 as a team in the prior season.

The Samsung Lions had a team on-base percentage of .347 as well as a batting average of .269 for the prior year. They struck out on 1,150 occasions (2nd in the league) and had a total of 1,336 base hits. Samsung tallied 185 home runs over the course of last year as well as 734 runs batted in. The Lions had a SLG% of .428 and they tallied 5.35 runs per contest (6th in the league). They hit 204 two-baggers, while taking a walk 531 times and scoring 770 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For the 4,708 official at-bats in his baseball career, Koo has accumulated a batting average of .318 and has racked up 1,498 base hits. He has homered 168 times, with 2,414 bases in total and also a .513 slugging percentage. Koo has drawn a walk 479 times while striking out on 911 tries. He has recorded 882 runs and notched 790 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .385 and he has a career OPS of .898.

The Samsung Lions turned 105 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions accrued 1,252 assists, 81 errors and a tally of 3,848 putouts in the previous season. In their 164 chances at stealing a base, they made it 114 times and were caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing rate).

The Lions finished with a team WHIP of 1.451 and had a FIP of 5.04 as a pitching staff in the prior season. They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (980 strikeouts against 477 walks). They had a ranking of 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,384. They surrendered 164 dingers and they surrendered 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff yielded 719 runs for the prior year while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs given up).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+110)

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