The New York Knicks (3-4) aim to even their record when they welcome the Chicago Bulls (1-6) to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night for a key Eastern Conference contest. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. New York enters on the back of a 103-90 win over the Brooklyn Nets, while Chicago has dropped five straight, including a 126-107 loss at Philadelphia on Monday. The Bulls are 1-4 on the road this season; the Knicks are 2-2 at home. Josh Hart has been ruled out for New York with an ankle injury.
Betting Lines and Odds
New York opens as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 233.5 points. The money line lists the Knicks at -592 and the Bulls at +450.
Model Projections
A projection model simulating the game 10,000 times leans toward the under on the total, which has hit in two of the last three head-to-head meetings, each of Chicago's last two games, and eight of New York's last 10. The Knicks rank third in the league in points allowed at 105.1 per game. The model projects 231 total points, with the under hitting in 56% of simulations. On the player side, two Bulls — Caleb Wilson and Norman Powell — are projected to score 16 or more points, while three Knicks — Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and OG Anunoby — are each projected to exceed 17 points. The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations.
