Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, March 28, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Chicago Bulls (43-31) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Knicks (32-42).

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 98-94 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 21 while the Cavaliers racked up 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 31 attempts from long range. Cleveland finished the game shooting 70.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 27 attempts. On top of that, Cleveland pulled down 31 rebounds (15 offensive, 16 defensive) and got 1 block. Cleveland distributed 46 assists and had 17 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the field on 34 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for this game while creating 3 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 21 of 25 attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 48.0% FG percentage (36 of 75) and buried 5 of 21 3-point attempts.

Zach LaVine is a player who played a role for the game. LaVine went 47.1% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 39 mins and also grabbed 1 board. He ended up with 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Chicago will take the court with a win-loss mark of 43-31 on the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 42.4 boards per game and has 1,783 assists for the campaign, which ranks 16th in the league in terms of passing. The Bulls are hitting 37.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (802 of 2,159) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They average 111.6 pts per game (12th in the league) while shooting 48.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% on shots from distance and they are 16th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.2). The Bulls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (3,045 of 6,478) and they relinquish 43.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,826 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 111-103 when they played the Heat. When discussing rebounding, New York allowed Miami to pull down 27 overall (8 offensive). They finished 36.4% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 from the charity stripe (84.0%). The Knicks permitted the Heat to bury 35 of 70 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% in this matchup. Overall, the Knicks ended up shooting 36 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9%. In reference to shots from downtown, New York converted 17 of 50 attempts (34.0%). They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 78.6%. The Heat committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 28 tries. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Knicks corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 43 in this matchup.

Immanuel Quickley was important for the Knicks for the game. Quickley totaled 23 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the game. He converted 6 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss mark of 32-42 so far this year. The Knicks are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 21.7 times per contest (30th in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. New York has 7,868 points this year (106.3 per contest) and they grab 46.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are connecting on 43.7% from the field, which ranks 27th in basketball.

The New York defense surrenders 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (950 of 2,756) and their opponents are connecting on 76.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 24.1 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per contest, which is 13th and 10th in basketball. The Knicks are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG given up with 106.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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