Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/26/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-210) NC (+172)

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (13-12, 5th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, April 26, 2025, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (8-13, 9th in KBO). The moneyline on this matchup has the Lions priced at -210 and the Dinos are at +172. The total has been set at 8.

The Lions have accounted for 42 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 29 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging rate of .425 and have been called out on strikes 207 times, while taking a walk on 95 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have amassed 126 RBI's as well as 231 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .268. They have notched a total of 139 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348.

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Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .241 in his time in baseball, with 89 runs scored and an OPS of .755. He has fanned 218 times and has taken a walk on 58 occasions, which contributes in part to a .303 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 36 balls out of the park while driving in 110 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .452 and he has a total of 296 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 727 times and has reached base with a hit 158 times.

The Lions have swiped 13 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 18.8%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 666 putouts so far this season, as well as 220 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and have earned 22 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.22 this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 189 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 21 home runs and 108 total runs (6th in baseball). Samsung has surrendered 215 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 104 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

NC has recorded 18 home runs for the year to go along with 90 RBIs. They have 31 two-baggers, while walking 75 times as well as scoring 92 runs. The NC Dinos hold an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .251 for the year. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .390 and they average 4.38 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 198 instances (6th in the league) and have totaled 171 base hits.

Ah-seop Son is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Son has drawn a free base 931 times while fanning on 1,286 occasions. His OBP sits at .393 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .848. During the 7,904 at-bats in his pro career, Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .321 with 2,539 hits. He has accounted for 1,370 runs in addition to having 1,049 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 181 times, as well as 3,599 total bases and also a .455 slugging %.

Out of their 17 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 10 times and been caught 7 times (41.2% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 13 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (8th in KBO). The Dinos have 197 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 526 putouts on the campaign.

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.628 with a FIP of 6.57 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.32 (146 strikeouts against 111 free passes). They have a ranking of 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 174. They have allowed 23 dingers and they allow 6.57 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 128 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.71 (111 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take NC (+172) and under the total runs

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