Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-128) NC (+106)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (15-17, 5th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (18-14, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, May 9, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at +106 while the Lions are coming in at -128. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been rung up 231 times, while taking a walk on 155 occasions. They have 155 RBI's as well as 307 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .270. The Lions have earned 50 doubles as a unit and have knocked 26 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 164 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .364. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Choi has hit 426 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,764 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 9,918 times and also came through with a hit 2,628 times. Choi has earned a batting average of .311 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,385 scored runs and an OPS of .932. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .531 and he has totaled 4,494 bases. He has struck out 1,515 times and has gotten a free base on 1,224 occasions, contributing to a .401 on-base percentage.

The Lions have stolen 25 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 21.9%. The Samsung Lions have 882 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 342 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 1st in the league and they have turned 28 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.66 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Lions pitchers have surrendered 31 long balls and 147 runs in total (8th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 283 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 135 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.13 for the year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 221 hitters.

The NC Dinos have recorded an OBP of .352 and a team batting average of .265 for the season. They have struck out on 246 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 300 base hits. NC has hit 33 home runs this season as well as 154 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they score 5.03 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 55 two-baggers, while walking 120 times and scoring 166 runs.

Matt Davidson is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. During the 7,032 at-bats in his professional career, Davidson is sitting with a batting avereage of .256 in addition to 1,798 hits. He has homered 390 times, in addition to having 3,372 total bases and also a .480 slugging %. Davidson has drawn a walk 696 times while being called out on strikes on 2,213 tries. He has a total of 1,003 runs in addition to having earned 1,242 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .333 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .813.

The NC Dinos have turned 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have 302 assists, 20 errors and have earned a total of 872 putouts this year. Of their 25 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 19 times and been caught 6 times (24.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.368 and have a FIP of 4.95 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 251. The NC pitching staff have given up 160 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.65 (150 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.63 (238 strikeouts against 146 walks). They have yielded 37 HR's and they yield 4.95 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-128)

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