NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/7/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+110) Samsung (-132)

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (25-28, 8th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, June 7, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (31-28, 5th in KBO). The Dinos open this game at +110 while the Lions are priced at -132. The O/U is set at 9.

The Dinos have accrued 83 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 47 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .389 and have struck out 430 times, while taking a walk on 195 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have amassed 252 RBI's as well as 464 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .251. They have 265 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his pro baseball career, Kim has slapped 38 balls out of the park while knocking in 185 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .365 and he has racked up 522 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 1,700 times and got on base with a base knock 339 times. He has struck out 405 times and earned a walk on 167 occasions, which contributes in part to a .340 on-base percentage. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .237 in his time in baseball, with 208 runs scored and an OPS of .705.

The Dinos have swiped 33 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%. The NC Dinos have accumulated 1,447 putouts on the year, in addition to 519 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .976 which puts them in 10th in KBO and have accumulated 44 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 4.91 on the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 391 batters. NC has allowed 477 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 263 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.50 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Dinos pitchers have allowed 51 long balls and also 298 total runs (3rd in the league).

Samsung has compiled 65 home runs for the year in addition to 298 runs batted in. They have put up 96 doubles, while taking a walk 239 times and earning 324 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .351 as well as a team batting average of .269 so far this year. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .418 and they average 5.40 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have been rung up on 481 instances (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 546 hits.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Over the course of the 4,914 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has earned a batting average of .315 in addition to having 1,547 base hits. He has hit a home run 176 times, as well as 2,502 total bases and a .509 slugging percentage. Koo has recorded a free base 506 times while being called out on strikes on 953 plate appearances. He has accounted for 920 runs and racked up 823 RBIs. His on-base rate is .382 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .891.

The Samsung Lions have turned 45 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (3rd in the league). The Lions have accrued 556 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,596 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 53 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 42 times and been caught 11 times (20.8% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.340 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 (448 strikeouts vs 188 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 525. They have given up 49 long balls and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 255 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.03 (238 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (-132)

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