NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/8/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (25-29, 8th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, June 8, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (32-28, 5th in KBO). The moneyline on this matchup has the Dinos priced at +172 and the Lions are at -210. The O/U is set at 9.

The Dinos have compiled 84 doubles as a squad and have knocked 48 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while drawing a walk on 197 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 5th in KBO. They have 253 RBI's in addition to 472 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .251. They have earned a total of 266 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. For his career, Kwon has slapped 104 balls out of the park while knocking in 537 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 4,015 times and came through with a base base hit 899 times. Kwon is sitting with a batting avereage of .267 for his baseball career, in addition to 480 runs scored and an OPS of .778. His slugging percentage sits at .411 and he has totaled 1,386 bases. He has fanned 621 times and has been walked on 479 occasions, contributing to a .367 OBP.

The Dinos have swiped 33 bags and have been thrown out 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.7%. The NC Dinos are sitting with 1,474 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 535 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which ranks 9th in Korean baseball and have earned 46 double plays.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 4.87 for the year (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 399 hitters. NC has conceded 486 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 266 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.51 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 52 long balls in addition to 301 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

Samsung has compiled 65 home runs so far this year to go along with 301 RBIs. They have 98 doubles, while getting a free base 244 times and putting up 327 runs. The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .351 and a batting average of .268 for the season. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .416 and they tally 5.36 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 491 instances (4th in the league) and are sitting with 554 base knocks.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Lee has tallied a walk 152 times while striking out on 272 attempts. His OBP is .333 and he has earned a career OPS of .715. For the 1,275 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has an average at the plate of .247 with 315 base hits. He has amassed 191 runs and racked up 176 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 39 times, with 487 bases in total and also a .382 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 45 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 565 assists, 34 errors and have earned a total of 1,623 putouts for the year. Of their 53 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 42 times and been caught 11 times (20.8% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 256 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.98 (239 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 49 long balls and they surrender 4.26 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.335 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.41 (460 strikeouts vs 191 free passes). They rank 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 531.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-210) and under the total runs

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