Knicks vs Bulls Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Apr 5th 2024

Well, hoop fans, it’s time to buckle up as the Big Apple’s very own New York Knicks, boasting a solid 45-31 record, are set to rumble with the Windy City’s Chicago Bulls, who are sitting at a respectable 36-40, at the iconic United Center. With an 8 PM EST tipoff, the clock is ticking down to what promises to be an Eastern Conference showdown for the ages. The Knicks, trailing by 15 games, and the Bulls, just 11 games back, are both hungry for a win to bolster their standings. The betting lines have been drawn with the over/under at a tantalizing 212.0, the Knicks at a slim 1.0, and the Bulls at a challenging -1.0. Fresh off a 120-109 victory over Sacramento, the Knicks are looking to maintain their momentum, while the Bulls, licking their wounds after a 101-113 loss to Atlanta, are eager to charge back to victory. So, as the Knicks look to paint the town red and the Bulls aim to take the bull by the horns, it’s clear we’re in for a game that promises to be anything but a load of bull!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 05, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+100	-120	211.0	1.0/-1.0
Recent	+100	-120	212.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

20W-17L

50.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

19W-19L

50.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
01/03/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	31	23	22		100	Over
01/03/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	25	35	30		116	Over
12/23/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	29	31	29		118	Over
12/23/22	New York Knicks NYK	22	38	32	25		117	Over
12/16/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	29	29	27		114	Under
12/16/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	21	22	16		91	Under
12/14/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	35	28	25	11	128	Over
12/14/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	27	33	29	3	120	Over
03/28/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	22	25	29		104	Over
03/28/22	New York Knicks NYK	24	29	28	28		109	Over
12/02/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	37	32	20	30		119	Over
12/02/21	New York Knicks NYK	19	32	32	32		115	Over
11/21/21	New York Knicks NYK	20	25	29	29		103	Push
11/21/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	26	21	37		109	Push
10/28/21	New York Knicks NYK	27	28	27	22		104	Under
10/28/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	26	22	30		103	Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/04	@ SAC	120-109W	39	34	11	80
04/02	vs MIA	99-109L	30	25	14	76
03/31	@ OKL	112-113L	46	24	10	92
03/29	vs SAS	126-132L	50	24	11	111
03/27	vs TOR	145-101W	42	37	11	94
03/25	@ DET	124-99W	52	30	13	89
03/23	@ BRO	105-93W	47	25	9	97
03/21	vs DEN	100-113L	31	28	9	79
03/18	vs GSW	119-112W	44	29	10	91
03/16	vs SAC	98-91W	52	19	14	87

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/01	@ ATL	101-113L	51	17	8	94
03/31	vs MIN	109-101W	43	30	16	80
03/29	vs BRO	108-125L	44	24	12	78
03/27	@ IND	125-99W	54	28	7	98
03/25	@ WAS	105-107L	46	27	11	87
03/23	@ BOS	113-124L	29	36	7	83
03/21	vs HOU	117-127L	43	23	11	94
03/18	@ POR	110-107W	40	26	9	93
03/16	@ WAS	127-98W	51	33	15	85
03/14	@ LAC	111-126L	36	28	13	86

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jalen Brunson PG	47.5	52.4	45.4	100%	43.8
Donte DiVincenzo SF	35.6	36.8	36.9	100%	36.7
Josh Hart PF	39.5	38.4	37.1	100%	37.5
Isaiah Hartenstein C	28.6	26.8	26.9	100%	26.8
Miles McBride SG	30.4	32.5	21.1	40%	32.7

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Alex Caruso SG GTD	30.0	32.3	28.1	93%	28.6
DeMar DeRozan PF	41.4	44.7	41.7	100%	42.0
Ayo Dosunmu SF	28.8	25.3	30.5	100%	30.4
Nikola Vucevic C	37.8	37.1	39.5	100%	39.8
Coby White PG	36.3	33.1	36.3	100%	36.0

Knicks Notable Injuries

Mamadi Diakite (PF/C): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.3ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 04/04/24. Impact: 1.1

Bulls Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 10.1pts, 3.8reb, 3.3ast, 28.3 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 5.1
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 3.9reb, 1.1ast, 19.4 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 2.0
Javonte Green (SF/PF): Avg: 5.0pts, 3.7reb, 0.7ast, 17.0 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 1.6
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.6reb, 0.0ast, 2.8 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. Impact: 0.5
Terry Taylor (PF/C): Avg: 1.5pts, 1.2reb, 0.3ast, 6.1 minutes. Last game: 04/01/24. 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
Coby White	CHI	Pts	17.5	19.3	+1.8	80%	50%	60%	60%	NYK	-2.6	#3
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Pts	15.5	17.0	+1.5	40%	60%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.8	#10
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	9.5	11.4	+1.9	40%	60%	60%	60%	CHI	+1.0	#21
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.4	+0.9	40%	60%	67%	67%	NYK	+2.2	#25

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#10	#18	#6	-7.4%
PF	#3	#1	#6	#1	-15.3%
PG	#10	#7	#12	#9	-15.0%
SF	#4	#25	#7	#10	-11.9%
SG	#3	#15	#4	#3	-9.9%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#9	#7	#12	-2.9%
PF	#12	#14	#29	#16	1.3%
PG	#14	#5	#30	#16	3.9%
SF	#26	#21	#15	#24	13.0%
SG	#23	#24	#20	#26	7.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.3

113.1

Rebounds per Game

44.8

43.0

Assists per Game

25.9

26.5

Steals per Game

8.0

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.4

4.0

Shots per Game

87.3

88.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.4

11.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.6

53.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.1

37.2

Turnovers per Game

12.1

11.1

Fouls per Game

17.6

17.4

Recent Trends

Torrey Craig (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.4% to 12.6, 18.4 min average previous 3 games.
Julian Phillips (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.2% to 14.9, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.