Knicks vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the concrete jungle as the high-flying New York Knicks charge into the Windy City to battle the gritty Chicago Bulls in a first-round NBA playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the 4th of July! With the majority of the opening games turning out to be no contest blowouts, tonight’s showdown at the United Center, tipping off at 9 PM EST, is set to dial up the intensity. Both teams are hungry to bounce back from recent stumbles and claw their way up the Eastern conference ladder. With the stakes sky-high and the betting lines buzzing, will the Bulls charge or will the Knicks cut them down to size? Tonight, it’s all about survival of the fittest, so let’s see if the Bulls can run with the Knicks or if they’ll just end up running out of time!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 04, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-210	+175	235.0	-5.5/5.5
Recent	-210	+175	233.0	-5.0/5.0
Difference	0	0	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

36W-23L

67.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

25W-29L

32.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/13/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	30	31	34	00	124	Over
11/13/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	25	38	38	00	123	Over
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

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/03	vs OKL	107-117L	42	22	12	90
01/01	@ UTA	119-103W	47	31	13	85
12/30	vs WAS	126-106W	54	34	7	98
12/28	vs WAS	136-132W	43	26	15	97
12/27	vs ORL	108-85W	44	18	18	75
12/25	@ SAS	117-114W	47	26	5	100
12/21	vs NOP	104-93W	42	24	16	87
12/19	vs MIN	133-107W	57	39	15	97
12/15	vs ORL	100-91W	45	20	17	71
12/11	@ ATL	100-108L	49	27	12	93

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/01	vs WAS	107-125L	44	28	20	92
12/30	vs CHA	115-108W	63	31	13	104
12/28	@ MIL	116-111W	52	33	11	95
12/26	vs ATL	133-141L	36	36	14	98
12/21	@ BOS	98-123L	43	28	12	98
12/19	vs BOS	117-108W	56	23	10	94
12/13	@ CHA	109-95W	52	27	16	93
12/08	@ PHI	100-108L	35	29	15	86
12/06	@ IND	123-132L	38	33	12	97
12/05	vs SAS	139-124W	50	36	17	90

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	27.0	25.8	30.9	100%	31.3
Mikal Bridges SG	28.0	32.5	32.0	100%	32.3
Jalen Brunson PG	44.0	47.0	42.3	100%	42.7
Josh Hart SF	38.0	46.9	38.7	100%	39.0
Karl-Anthony Towns C	52.0	51.4	50.3	100%	50.6

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	36.0	40.4	30.6	93%	32.3
Zach LaVine SF	36.0	42.7	35.6	100%	36.0
Nikola Vucevic C	38.0	40.4	41.0	100%	41.3
Coby White SG	32.0	34.5	32.5	100%	32.8
Patrick Williams PF GTD	21.0	23.6	20.2	87%	21.6

Knicks Notable Injuries

Jericho Sims (C): Avg: 1.9pts, 3.3reb, 0.5ast, 12.1 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.1
Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.4pts, 1.1reb, 0.5ast, 11.5 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 0.3
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.7reb, 0.8ast, 6.7 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 0.7
Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 3.8 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 0.3

Bulls Notable Injuries

Ayo Dosunmu (PG/SG): Avg: 12.2pts, 3.1reb, 3.6ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 5.2
Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 10.0pts, 4.0reb, 1.7ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 3.7
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 5.1pts, 3.4reb, 3.5ast, 18.5 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 3.2
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 2.4
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.9pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.7 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 1.5

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
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	24.5	26.7	+2.2	60%	40%	33%	33%	CHI	+3.0	#28
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	12.5	14.2	+1.7	60%	40%	33%	33%	NYK	-1.7	#5
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	8.5	10.4	+1.9	80%	50%	53%	53%	CHI	+0.8	#28
Coby White	CHI	Reb	2.5	4.0	+1.5	40%	60%	67%	67%	NYK	-0.4	#8
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Ast	2.5	3.1	+0.6	80%	80%	87%	87%	NYK	-0.1	#13
Lonzo Ball	CHI	Ast	3.5	4.0	+0.5	40%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	+0.4	#20
Zach LaVine	CHI	3Pt	2.5	2.9	+0.4	80%	70%	80%	80%	NYK	0.0	#19

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#8	#13	#5	-8.7%
PF	#20	#14	#5	#8	-4.6%
PG	#5	#8	#20	#9	-4.6%
SF	#9	#6	#8	#8	-6.5%
SG	#17	#7	#13	#13	-3.0%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#10	#29	#22	4.9%
PF	#30	#19	#20	#28	9.4%
PG	#16	#28	#26	#26	6.1%
SF	#19	#21	#22	#17	0.5%
SG	#24	#28	#10	#24	6.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

118.0

118.7

Rebounds per Game

44.4

44.8

Assists per Game

28.9

29.7

Steals per Game

7.7

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.3

4.9

Shots per Game

87.7

92.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.0

16.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.4

56.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.1

37.4

Turnovers per Game

12.6

14.5

Fouls per Game

17.6

18.5

Recent Trends

Karl-Anthony Towns (C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 20 rebound in 2 consecutive games.
Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.3% to 13.5, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.