NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 3/26/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: NC (+162) Samsung (-196)
Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) play the NC Dinos (61-81, 9th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The Lions open this matchup at -196 while the Dinos are priced at +162. The over/under is set at 9.
As a unit, the NC Dinos put up 5.4 runs per game, which put them at 5th in the league. They accumulated 773 runs while holding a team OBP of .353. The Dinos accumulated 226 doubles as a unit and knocked 172 balls out of the stadium. They recorded 737 RBI's and 1,371 hits during the previous year, while their batting average finished at .274. NC had a slugging rate of .428 and were rung up 1,200 times, while being walked on 513 occasions.
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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Kwon has hit 101 balls out of the park while driving in 521 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 3,823 times and has come through with a hit 859 times. Kwon has a batting average of .267 for his career in baseball, with 460 runs scored and an OPS of .777. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .411 in addition to racking up 1,325 bases. He has struck out 589 times and has been walked on 449 occasions, which has contributed to a .366 on-base percentage.
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The Dinos stole 86 bases and were thrown out 51 times, which means their caught stealing rate was 37.2%. The NC Dinos notched a total of 3,827 putouts in the previous season, in addition to 1,312 assists and 108 errors. Their fielding rate held steady at .979 which put them in 6th in the league and accumulated 115 double plays.
The Dinos finished with a team ERA of 5.00 for the previous season (6th in KBO), and the staff struck out 1,061 batters. Their pitching staff walked 531 opposing batters and their FIP was 5.65 as a team over the course of last year. NC conceded 1,389 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 708 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 2.00 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.51.
The Lions held a team SLG% of .428 and they were recording 5.35 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They recorded 204 doubles, while taking a walk 531 times and putting up 770 runs. Samsung had a total of 185 HRs for the previous season as well as 734 runs batted in. They struck out on 1,150 occasions (2nd in baseball) and earned 1,336 base knocks. The Samsung Lions recorded a team on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .269 during the previous year.
Ji Chan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has tallied a free base 204 times while fanning on 215 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .369 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .702. For the 1,665 at-bats in his career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .285 in addition to having 475 hits. He is sitting with 323 runs in addition to having 118 RBIs. He has gone yard 6 times, in addition to having 555 total bases and also a .333 slugging %.
Out of their 164 tries at getting a steal, they had success 114 times and were caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions turned 105 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions recorded 1,252 assists, 81 errors and had a total of 3,848 putouts over the course of the prior season.
The Samsung pitching staff allowed 719 runs last year while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs given up). They surrendered 164 home runs and they conceded 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Lions had a team WHIP of 1.451 in addition to having a FIP of 5.04 as a squad over the course of last year. Their K/BB ratio was 2.05 (980 strikeouts vs 477 bases on balls). They were ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,384.
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+162)
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