NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/6/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions
Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: NC (+162) Samsung (-196)
Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (31-28, 5th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (25-28, 8th in KBO) on Friday, June 6, 2025. The Dinos open this matchup at +162 while the Lions are priced at -196. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

NC has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 430 times, while taking a walk on 195 occasions. They have earned 252 runs batted in in addition to 464 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .251. The Dinos have hit 83 doubles as a team and have hit 47 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 265 runs and hold an OBP of .337. As a squad, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 5th in KBO.
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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his career, Son has hit 181 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,060 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .454 and he has racked up 3,626 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 9,044 times and has notched a base knock 2,559 times. He has struck out 1,299 times and has walked on 941 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .393 OBP. Son has accumulated a batting average of .321 for his time in baseball, with 1,376 runs scored and an OPS of .847.
The Dinos have swiped 33 bases and have been caught 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 1,447 putouts thus far, as well as 519 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have a total of 44 double plays.
The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 4.91 this year (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 391 hitters. NC has conceded 477 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 263 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 51 home runs and also 298 runs in total (3rd in the league).
The Lions hold a slugging % of .418 and they are recording 5.40 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have put up 96 two-baggers, while taking a walk 239 times as well as scoring 324 runs. Samsung has recorded 65 home runs this year in addition to 298 runs batted in. They have struck out on 481 instances (4th in the league) and have a total of 546 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an OBP of .351 and a batting average of .269 over the course of the season.
Lewin Diaz is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Diaz has earned a free base 363 times while fanning on 855 attempts. His OBP comes in at .328 and he has a lifetime OPS of .793. In the 4,020 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz has a batting average of .263 with 1,058 base knocks. He is sitting with 530 runs and also has 684 runs batted in. He has homered 187 times, with 1,871 bases in total and also a .465 slugging percentage.
The Samsung Lions have turned 45 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 556 assists, 34 errors and have notched a total of 1,596 putouts so far this season. Out of their 53 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 42 times and been caught 11 times (20.8% caught stealing rate).
The Lions have a WHIP of 1.340 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 (448 strikeouts against 188 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 525. They have surrendered 49 home runs and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 255 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.03 (238 earned runs surrendered).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-196) and under the total runs
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