NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/19/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-275) Samsung (+220)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (53-58, 8th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (51-51, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The Dinos open this game at -275 while the Lions are priced at +220. The total has been set at 9.

NC has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 827 times, while being walked on 388 occasions. They have amassed 514 RBI's and 940 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .260. The Dinos have accumulated 160 doubles as a unit and have hit 91 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 547 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .345. As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 42 balls out of the park while knocking in 209 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 1,948 times and came through with a base base hit 415 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .252 for his baseball career, in addition to 252 runs scored and an OPS of .736. His career slugging percentage is .384 and he has racked up 632 bases. He has struck out 445 times and has gotten a free base on 191 at-bats, which has contributed to a .352 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 2,845 putouts for the season, as well as 1,047 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and have earned 94 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 60 bags and have been gunned down 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.2%.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 4.77 so far this year (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 782 hitters. NC has relinquished 934 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 502 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.65 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have given up 106 home runs and also 569 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The Lions hold a slugging % of .414 and they average 5.08 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 179 two-baggers, while taking a walk 426 times as well as notching 574 runs. Samsung has tallied 123 HRs on the campaign and 533 RBIs. They have struck out on 863 occasions (5th in baseball) and have 1,021 base hits. The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .346 and a batting average of .266 so far this season.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has earned a free base 533 times while striking out on 984 tries. He has recorded 959 runs and notched 851 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .386 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .897. He has homered 181 times, in addition to having 2,614 bases in total and a .511 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,114 official at-bats in his career, Koo has accumulated a batting average of .318 with 1,624 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 89 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have recorded 1,084 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 2,981 putouts for the season. In their 104 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 84 times and been caught 20 times (19.2% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 516 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.22 (466 earned runs yielded). They have given up 105 homers and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.354 in addition to having a FIP of 4.67 as a squad on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.39 (828 strikeouts vs 347 free passes). They come in at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 998.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+220)

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