Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-160) NC (+132)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Min Woo Park and the NC Dinos (47-54, 6th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (63-43, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The Dinos open this game at +132 while the Lions are coming in at -160. The total has been set at 9.

Samsung has a slugging % of .419 and have been called out on strikes 748 times, while being walked on 495 occasions. They have 599 runs batted in and 1,047 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .280. The Lions have compiled 174 doubles as a squad and have hit 102 balls out of the park. They have tallied 626 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .370. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.8 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in baseball.

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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has earned a batting average of .271 for his time in baseball, in addition to 653 scored runs and an OPS of .818. He has been struck out 987 times and has gotten a free base on 458 occasions, which contributes in part to a .337 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Diaz has drilled 233 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 871 runs. His slugging percentage is .480 in addition to earning 2,285 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,331 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,288 times.

The Lions have swiped 78 bases and have been caught 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.7%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 2,877 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,037 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and have accumulated 90 double plays.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.29 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 826 batters. Lions pitchers have allowed 104 long balls in addition to 503 runs (8th in KBO). Samsung has allowed 960 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 457 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.40.

The NC Dinos have compiled an on-base percentage of .354 and a team batting average of .273 on the season. They have been rung up on 768 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 958 base hits. NC has compiled 99 long balls this year and 495 RBIs. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .406 and they earn 5.11 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have recorded 160 doubles, while walking 371 times and scoring 526 runs.

Min Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. During the 5,374 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .320 in addition to 1,717 base hits. He has hit the long ball 48 times, as well as 2,274 total bases and a .423 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a free base 596 times while fanning on 797 chances. He has tallied 981 runs and also has 608 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .397 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .820.

The NC Dinos have turned 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (8th in the league). Out of their 71 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 53 times and been caught 18 times (25.4% caught stealing percentage). The Dinos have 960 assists, 76 errors and have accounted for 2,726 putouts so far this season.

The NC pitching staff have given up 557 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.81 (485 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 111 home runs and they concede 5.52 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.484 and have a FIP of 5.52 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.84 (826 strikeouts against 448 walks). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 900.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (-160)

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