Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/8/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-122) NC (+102)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (37-40, 8th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (43-41, 7th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The odds on this contest have the Lions priced at -122 and the Dinos are at +102. The total opens at 8.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .411 and have struck out 659 times, while drawing a walk on 331 occasions. They have compiled 402 RBI's and 762 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .266. The Lions have accumulated 133 doubles as a unit and have knocked 90 balls out of the park. They have 437 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Lee has hit 42 baseballs out of the park while driving in 191 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 1,557 times and has delivered a hit 332 times. Lee has earned a batting average of .248 for his time in baseball, with 201 scored runs and an OPS of .721. His slugging percentage is .387 and he has totaled 518 bases. He has fanned 286 times and has walked on 158 occasions, contributing to a .334 on-base percentage.

The Lions have swiped 57 bases and have been gunned down 15 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 20.8%. The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 2,253 putouts so far this season, in addition to 808 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 1st in the league and have accumulated 65 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Lions pitchers have conceded 74 home runs and 378 total runs (6th in the league). Samsung has allowed 751 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 349 earned runs. The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.18 for the year (6th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 636 batters.

NC has recorded 64 HRs this season and 361 runs batted in. They have recorded 122 two-baggers, while getting a free base 296 times as well as scoring 381 runs. The NC Dinos have earned a team on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .253 on the season. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .382 and they are recording 4.65 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 627 occasions (7th in the league) and have recorded 691 hits.

Hui Dong Kwon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kwon has drawn a walk 499 times while fanning on 639 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .368 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .777. For the 3,431 at-bats in his pro career, Kwon is sitting with a batting avereage of .265 in addition to 910 base hits. He has scored 495 runs and has 541 RBIs. He has hit a home run 104 times, with 1,402 total bases and also a .409 slugging percentage.

In their 69 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 51 times and been caught 18 times (26.1% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 780 assists, 75 errors and have notched a total of 2,139 putouts during this campaign.

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.446 and have a FIP of 5.18 as a team for the year. They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 673. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 410 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.54 (360 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.65 (591 strikeouts against 358 bases on balls). They have given up 76 dingers and they surrender 5.18 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take NC (+102) and under the total runs

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