NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-144) Samsung (+120)

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (51-51, 7th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (53-58, 8th in KBO). The Lions open this matchup at +120 while the Dinos are coming in at -144. The O/U has been set at 8.

As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 5.1 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have racked up 547 runs scored and hold an OBP of .345. The Dinos have recorded 160 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 91 balls out of the stadium. They have 514 RBI's and 940 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .260. NC has a slugging rate of .394 and have been called out on strikes 827 times, while drawing a walk on 388 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his pro baseball career, Kwon has hit 106 balls out of the park while driving in 553 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,175 times and has delivered with a base knock 925 times. Kwon has recorded a batting average of .264 for his baseball career, in addition to 504 scored runs and an OPS of .774. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .407 and he has racked up 1,424 bases. He has fanned 655 times and has gotten a free base on 508 occasions, contributing to a .367 on-base %.

The Dinos have swiped 60 bags and have been thrown out 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 30.2%. The NC Dinos have 2,845 putouts this year, as well as 1,047 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which puts them in 10th in the league and they have turned 94 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.65 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have yielded 106 home runs and also 569 total runs (2nd in baseball). NC has relinquished 934 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 502 earned runs. The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 4.77 for the season (9th in KBO), and they have rung up 782 hitters.

The Lions hold a team slugging % of .414 and they are scoring 5.08 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have notched 179 two-baggers, while walking 426 times as well as scoring 574 runs. Samsung has tallied 123 home runs over the course of the season and 533 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 863 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 1,021 base hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled a team OBP of .346 and a team batting average of .266 on the year.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For the 1,425 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has recorded a batting average of .245 and has racked up 349 hits. He has gone deep 44 times, with 547 total bases and a .384 slugging percentage. Lee has recorded a free base 167 times while being called out on strikes on 311 chances. He has accrued 210 runs and also has 197 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .331 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .715.

Of their 104 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 84 times and been caught 20 times (19.2% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 89 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have 1,084 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 2,981 putouts so far this season.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.354 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.67 as a staff on the year. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 998. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 516 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.22 (466 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.39 (828 strikeouts vs 347 free passes). They have yielded 105 homers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+120)

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