NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/10/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-182) Samsung (+150)

Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (6-4, 5th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, April 10, 2026, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (5-4, 6th in KBO). The Lions open this game at +150 while the Dinos are coming in at -182. The over/under has been set at 8.

NC is slugging .379 and have been rung up 88 times, while being walked on 50 occasions. They have accounted for 44 runs batted in in addition to 82 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .245. The Dinos have recorded 15 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have 49 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .353. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 4.9 runs per game, which is 6th in the league.

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Matt Davidson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Davidson has drilled 386 balls out of the park while driving in 1,228 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 7,884 times and got on base with a hit 1,776 times. Davidson has hit .255 for his career in baseball, with 992 runs scored and an OPS of .812. His slugging percentage sits at .479 and he has totaled 3,333 bases. He has struck out 2,197 times and has walked on 695 at-bats, which has contributed to a .333 OBP.

The Dinos have stolen 7 bases and have been caught 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.2%. The NC Dinos are sitting with 267 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 102 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which is 4th in KBO and have accumulated 7 double plays.

The Dinos have a team earned run average of 3.13 so far this season (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 69 hitters. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 9 home runs and 31 runs (10th in the league). NC has conceded 64 base hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and also 31 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.64 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Samsung Lions hold a team on-base percentage of .339 and a batting average of .261 on the season. They have struck out on 57 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 92 hits. Samsung has a total of 9 home runs over the course of the season as well as 52 RBIs. The Lions hold a slugging % of .415 and they score 5.30 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have put up 21 two-baggers, while getting a free base 38 times as well as scoring 53 runs.

Seong Yoon Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a walk 96 times while being called out on strikes on 130 chances. His on-base percentage is .379 and he holds a career OPS of .805. In the 882 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .306 with 270 hits. He has accumulated 178 runs in addition to having 107 RBIs. He has gone yard 10 times, in addition to having 376 bases in total and also a .426 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 101 assists, 4 errors and have a tally of 270 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 9 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 6 times and been caught 3 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 49 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.80 (48 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 13 HR's and they concede 4.90 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 4.90 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.68 (69 strikeouts against 41 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 94.

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (-182)

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