Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Changwon NC Park is the site where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (35-39, 7th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (44-30, 2nd in KBO) on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at +120 while the Lions are priced at -144. The total opens at 9.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been called out on strikes 524 times, while being walked on 350 occasions. They have accrued 395 RBI's as well as 706 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .271. The Lions have hit 115 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 66 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 412 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .364. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in the league.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Ryu has drilled 19 balls out of the park while driving in 289 runs. His slugging percentage is .339 and he has totaled 865 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 2,968 times and has reached base with a base hit 689 times. He has been struck out 485 times and has been walked on 281 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .355 OBP. Ryu has compiled an average at the plate of .270 for his time in baseball, in addition to 409 runs scored and an OPS of .682.

The Lions have stolen 51 bases and have been thrown out 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.0%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 2,025 putouts thus far, as well as 757 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and have 66 double plays.

The Lions have a team ERA of 3.99 on the year (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 549 hitters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 70 home runs and 331 total runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has given up 651 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 299 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38.

NC has accounted for 69 home runs so far this year as well as 362 runs batted in. They hit 118 doubles, while taking a walk 268 times as well as recording 383 runs. The NC Dinos have a team on-base percentage of .359 and a team batting average of .277 this year. The Dinos have a SLG% of .407 and they average 5.11 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 561 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 706 hits.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has drawn a walk 490 times while being called out on strikes on 768 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .389 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .875. In the 4,949 at-bats in his pro career, Park has an average at the plate of .322 and has racked up 1,596 hits. He has accumulated 843 runs in addition to having earned 790 RBIs. He has hit a home run 146 times, in addition to having 2,407 total bases and also a .486 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 690 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 1,973 putouts for the season. Of their 48 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 35 times and been caught 13 times (27.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.398 in addition to having a FIP of 5.12 as a pitching staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (607 strikeouts against 301 walks). They come in at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 618. They have conceded 79 long balls and they yield 5.12 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have given up 374 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.45 (325 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-144)

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