Bulls vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the iconic Madison Square Garden tonight as the underdog Chicago Bulls charge into the concrete jungle to face the New York Knicks in a first-round playoff showdown that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the Bulls trying to find their footing and the Knicks looking to capitalize on their recent victory, this 08:30 PM EST tipoff is set to be a nail-biter. Both teams are hungry for a win to boost their Eastern Conference standings, and with the betting lines buzzing and fans buzzing, tonight’s matchup is anyone’s game. So, as the Bulls aim to corral the Knicks in their own pen, let’s see who truly runs the rodeo in the Big Apple!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 13, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+290	-380	228.0	8.5/-8.5
Recent	+195	-235	231.0	8.0/-8.0
Difference	-95	+145	+3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

22W-23L

33.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

28W-14L

66.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/14/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	19	35	27	100	119	Over
04/14/24	New York Knicks NYK	29	21	26	33	110	120	Over
04/09/24	New York Knicks NYK	36	32	33	27	00	128	Over
04/09/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	35	33	22	00	117	Over
04/05/24	New York Knicks NYK	17	28	31	24	00	100	Under
04/05/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	32	20	27	00	108	Under
01/03/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	31	23	22	00	100	Under
01/03/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	25	35	30	00	116	Under
12/23/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	29	31	29	00	118	Over
12/23/22	New York Knicks NYK	22	38	32	25	00	117	Over
12/16/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	29	29	27	00	114	Under
12/16/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	21	22	16	00	91	Under
12/14/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	35	28	25	110	128	Over
12/14/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	27	33	29	30	120	Over
03/28/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	22	25	29	00	104	Under
03/28/22	New York Knicks NYK	24	29	28	28	00	109	Under
12/02/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	37	32	20	30	00	119	Over
12/02/21	New York Knicks NYK	19	32	32	32	00	115	Over
11/21/21	New York Knicks NYK	20	25	29	29	00	103	Under
11/21/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	26	21	37	00	109	Under
10/28/21	New York Knicks NYK	27	28	27	22	00	104	Under
10/28/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	26	22	30	00	103	Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/11	@ CLE	113-119L	51	26	20	87
11/09	vs ATL	125-113W	47	30	17	92
11/07	@ MIN	119-135L	33	30	13	88
11/06	vs DAL	99-119L	51	25	22	86
11/01	vs BRO	112-120L	44	24	16	88
10/30	@ ORL	102-99W	54	23	14	84
10/28	vs MEM	126-123W	50	36	9	100
10/26	@ OKL	95-114L	61	23	26	92
10/25	vs MIL	133-122W	46	30	9	96
10/23	vs NOP	111-123L	47	26	21	86

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/12	vs PHI	111-99W	47	31	15	89
11/10	vs IND	121-132L	39	23	13	83
11/08	@ MIL	116-94W	48	35	7	91
11/06	vs ATL	116-121L	41	29	15	84
11/01	vs DET	128-98W	45	31	9	101
10/30	vs MIA	116-107W	42	30	9	82
10/28	@ CLE	104-110L	43	22	16	90
10/25	@ IND	123-98W	43	19	11	84
10/22	vs BOS	109-132L	34	20	11	78
04/12	@ BRO	111-107W	31	21	5	83

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	36.0	33.5	30.5	93%	32.2
Zach LaVine SF	38.0	34.2	34.5	93%	35.5
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	39.3	38.2	100%	38.6
Coby White SG	36.0	34.2	32.6	100%	32.3
Patrick Williams PF GTD	23.0	23.1	21.6	90%	22.6

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	32.0	36.8	27.8	100%	27.2
Mikal Bridges SG	30.0	28.6	29.1	100%	29.5
Jalen Brunson PG	45.0	39.5	46.5	100%	46.9
Josh Hart SF	36.0	38.7	36.8	100%	37.2
Karl-Anthony Towns C	49.0	52.9	39.2	100%	39.5

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.6pts, 4.2reb, 1.5ast, 27.2 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 3.8
Talen Horton-Tucker (SF): Avg: 9.4pts, 2.3reb, 3.2ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 2.1
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.6 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 1.6
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.9pts, 0.8reb, 1.2ast, 13.4 minutes. Last game: 11/09/24. Impact: 1.6
Chris Duarte (SG): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 11.5 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 0.8
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.1ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 1.5

Knicks Notable Injuries

Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.8reb, 0.0ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.4
Jacob Toppin (SF/PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.4
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.2pts, 1.0reb, 0.2ast, 6.9 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Pts	25.5	27.7	+2.2	40%	30%	47%	47%	CHI	+0.2	#16
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	12.5	14.7	+2.2	40%	60%	40%	40%	NYK	+3.0	#29
Coby White	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.6	+1.1	60%	60%	47%	47%	NYK	+0.1	#20
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Reb	9.5	10.5	+1.0	60%	70%	67%	67%	NYK	-1.2	#5
Zach LaVine	CHI	Ast	3.5	4.0	+0.5	40%	30%	53%	53%	NYK	-0.1	#13

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#2	#2	#11	-6.2%
PF	#16	#23	#27	#19	2.7%
PG	#16	#15	#30	#26	6.1%
SF	#30	#10	#20	#30	11.4%
SG	#25	#25	#28	#27	6.8%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#5	#20	#13	-2.9%
PF	#4	#1	#13	#3	-12.3%
PG	#29	#20	#7	#27	6.4%
SF	#27	#24	#4	#24	5.8%
SG	#6	#8	#13	#9	-4.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.1

110.7

Rebounds per Game

45.6

43.2

Assists per Game

26.6

26.0

Steals per Game

7.5

7.6

Blocks per Game

3.9

4.3

Shots per Game

89.9

87.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

13.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.4

53.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.0

37.3

Turnovers per Game

12.9

11.7

Fouls per Game

17.6

16.9

Recent Trends

Josh Hart (SF/PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 14.0 pts, 12.0 reb, 10.0 ast against PHI
Lonzo Ball (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.7% to 15.7, 27.5 min average previous 3 games.
Cameron Payne (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 11.0, 17.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jalen Smith (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.0% to 16.0, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.