NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (76-52, 2nd in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (59-67, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. The moneyline on this contest has the Dinos priced at +120 and the Lions are at -144. The O/U is set at 9.

As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 5.0 runs/g, which is 6th in the league. They have earned 643 runs while having a team OBP of .349. The Dinos have tallied 196 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 121 balls out of the park. They have recorded 608 runs batted in and 1,178 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is at .270. NC has a slugging rate of .401 and have been called out on strikes 947 times, while getting the free base on 451 occasions.

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Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has hit 154 balls over the fence while driving in 827 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .487 and he has totaled 2,507 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 5,833 times and came through with a base base hit 1,659 times. He has fanned 795 times and has gotten a free base on 509 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .389 on-base percentage. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .322 for his time in baseball, in addition to 868 runs scored and an OPS of .876.

The Dinos have stolen 66 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.0%. The NC Dinos have a total of 3,400 putouts this season, as well as 1,207 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have 106 double plays.

The Dinos have an ERA of 4.71 this season (5th in the league), and they have struck out 1,018 batters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 139 home runs and also 678 total runs (5th in KBO). NC has allowed 1,111 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 593 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.84 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

Samsung has accounted for 122 home runs on the season and 718 RBIs. They have notched 204 doubles, while getting a free base 584 times and putting up 749 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .366 and a team batting average of .276 so far this year. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they are earning 5.72 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 919 occasions (10th in the league) and are sitting with 1,246 hits.

Ji Chan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has earned a walk 301 times while striking out on 297 attempts. His on-base % is .375 and he holds a career OPS of .712. During the 2,387 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .289 in addition to having 691 hits. He has a total of 473 runs and racked up 178 RBIs. He has gone deep 6 times, as well as 804 total bases and also a .337 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). In their 122 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 91 times and been caught 31 times (25.4% caught stealing rate). The Lions have 1,268 assists, 78 errors and have earned 3,495 putouts so far this season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.373 and have a FIP of 4.60 as a staff on the season. They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,168. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 596 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.23 (547 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 (1,003 strikeouts vs 432 free passes). They have given up 122 homers and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-144) and under the total runs

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