NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/3/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: NC (+126) Samsung (-152)
Hyoung Woo Choi and the Samsung Lions (31-20, 3rd in KBO) host the NC Dinos (22-29, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The Dinos open this game at +126 while the Lions are coming in at -152. The over/under is set at 8.5.
As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have racked up 253 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .352. The Dinos have tallied 81 doubles as a unit and have hit 48 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 239 runs batted in in addition to 468 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .265. NC has a slugging rate of .393 and have been called out on strikes 386 times, while taking a walk on 182 occasions.
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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .258 for his time in baseball, with 298 scored runs and an OPS of .758. He has struck out 505 times and has walked on 224 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .357 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has slapped 57 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 255 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .401 and he has a total of 787 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 2,319 times and got on base with a hit 507 times.
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The NC Dinos have accumulated 1,373 putouts so far this season, in addition to 496 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 42 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 27 bases and have been gunned down 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 27.0%.
The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.61 so far this year (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 395 batters. NC has given up 433 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 234 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.76 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Dinos pitchers have conceded 52 home runs and 268 runs (4th in the league).
Samsung has 51 HRs this year to go along with 284 runs batted in. They have recorded 83 doubles, while taking a walk 248 times and putting up 298 runs. The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .371 as well as a batting average of .278 on the year. The Lions have a team SLG% of .421 and they average 5.73 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have been rung up on 355 instances (10th in the league) and have accounted for 503 base knocks.
Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Choi has tallied a free base 1,236 times while striking out on 1,525 chances. He has accumulated 1,392 runs and also has 1,779 RBIs. His OBP is .401 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .931. He has homered 427 times, with 4,523 bases in total and also a .530 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,528 at-bats in his career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 in addition to 2,649 base knocks.
The Samsung Lions have turned 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (1st in KBO). Of their 52 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 38 times and been caught 14 times (26.9% caught stealing percentage). The Lions have racked up 527 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,389 putouts on the campaign.
The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 231 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.10 (211 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 47 homers and they relinquish 4.49 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.367 in addition to having a FIP of 4.49 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.87 (366 strikeouts against 196 walks). They rank 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 437.
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-152)
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