NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/12/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+125) Samsung (-145)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (6-4, 4th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (6-5, 6th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The Lions open this contest at -145 while the Dinos are priced at +125. The total opens at 9.

The Dinos have hit 15 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 12 balls out of the stadium. NC has a slugging rate of .386 and have been rung up 96 times, while being walked on 53 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have 48 RBI's as well as 93 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .249. They have accounted for 54 runs and hold an OBP of .356.

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Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Park has a batting average of .324 for his time in baseball, in addition to 812 scored runs and an OPS of .878. He has been struck out 727 times and has gotten a free base on 463 occasions, contributing to a .391 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Park has hit 135 baseballs out of the park while driving in 753 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .487 in addition to earning 2,310 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 5,369 times and came through with a base hit 1,538 times.

The Dinos have stolen 7 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 30.0%. The NC Dinos have notched a total of 291 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 111 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 4th in the league and have earned 8 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 3.62 on the campaign (1st in KBO), and their staff has rung up 73 batters. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 11 home runs in addition to 39 runs (10th in the league). NC has relinquished 74 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) as well as 39 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.49 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Samsung Lions have recorded a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a batting average of .266 for the year. They have been rung up on 61 occasions (10th in baseball) and have a total of 102 base hits. Samsung has hit 11 home runs over the course of the season and 60 RBIs. The Lions have a team SLG% of .438 and they average 5.55 runs per outing (4th in KBO). They have recorded 23 doubles, while taking a walk 45 times and earning 61 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has tallied a free base 555 times while fanning on 1,010 tries. His on-base % is .386 and he also has a career OPS of .898. Over the course of the 5,271 at-bats in his career, Koo has compiled an average at the plate of .318 and has racked up 1,677 base knocks. He has a total of 991 runs in addition to having earned 890 runs batted in. He has homered 188 times, with 2,701 bases in total and a .512 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 12 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (3rd in Korean baseball). Of their 9 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 6 times and been caught 3 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Lions have 111 assists, 6 errors and have earned a total of 297 putouts this year.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.505 in addition to having a FIP of 4.91 as a pitching staff for the year. They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 105. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 54 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.55 (50 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.75 (77 strikeouts vs 44 free passes). They have given up 15 dingers and they relinquish 4.91 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (+125)

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