Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/2/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-150) NC (+125)

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (35-40, 7th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (45-30, 2nd in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The Lions open this matchup at -150 while the Dinos are priced at +125. The O/U opens at 8.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.5 runs/g, which puts them at 3rd in KBO. They have racked up 425 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .367. The Lions have tallied 116 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 66 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 407 RBI's and 719 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .273. Samsung has a slugging % of .404 and have been rung up 531 times, while drawing a walk on 363 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 428 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,794 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 10,088 times and has reached base with a base knock 2,671 times. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .310 for his time in baseball, with 1,400 runs scored and an OPS of .930. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .529 and he has accumulated 4,552 bases. He has fanned 1,544 times and has gotten a free base on 1,246 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .401 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,052 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 765 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them sitting 1st in the league and they have turned 66 double plays. The Lions have swiped 52 bases and have been gunned down 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.5%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Lions pitchers have given up 70 home runs in addition to 338 total runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 665 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 306 earned runs. The Lions have an earned run average of 4.03 on the campaign (3rd in KBO), and they have rung up 556 hitters.

The Dinos hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they average 5.13 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 120 doubles, while getting a free base 272 times and racking up 390 runs. NC has a total of 69 long balls on the campaign as well as 368 RBIs. They have struck out on 568 instances (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 720 base knocks. The NC Dinos have an OBP of .360 as well as a team batting average of .278 for the year.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Over the course of the 2,059 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .262 with 539 hits. He has hit the long ball 61 times, as well as 837 total bases and a .407 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a free base 232 times while striking out on 520 tries. He has tallied 321 runs and also has 267 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .358 and he has earned a career OPS of .765.

The NC Dinos have turned 56 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in Korean baseball). Of their 51 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 38 times and been caught 13 times (25.5% caught stealing rate). The Dinos have racked up 701 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,000 putouts for the year.

The NC pitching staff have given up 387 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.55 (337 earned runs yielded). They have given up 79 long balls and they give up 5.22 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.418 and have a FIP of 5.22 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (614 strikeouts against 314 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 631.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung (-150)

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