Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Chicago Bulls (38-42) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will try to defeat the New York Knicks (48-32).

The Bulls faced the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 127-105 in their last contest. Chicago finished the game with a 53.1% FG percentage (51 out of 96) and knocked down 14 of their 36 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 11 of 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 28 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. With regard to defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 49.4% from the floor on 38 of 77 shooting. Detroit doled out 27 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In addition, Detroit grabbed 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Detroit shot 65.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 23 tries. They knocked down 14 of 35 attempts from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 15 and the Pistons totaled 12 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who played a role for this game. He accumulated 39 points on 14 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. DeRozan finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Chicago heads into this game with a mark of 38-42 this season. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 40.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,995 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (919 of 2,564) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They average 112.0 points per contest (22nd in the league) on 46.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.9% on shots from distance and they are 16th in the league in points per game allowed (113.5). The Bulls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (3,279 of 6,954) and they surrender 40.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,228 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Knicks got the win with a final of 118-109 when they faced the Celtics. The Knicks pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Celtics committed 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, New York made 14 out of their 36 attempts (38.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 49 out of 99 from the floor which had them at 49.5%. The Knicks allowed the Celtics to knock down 40 of 86 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 46.5% for this game. They finished 38.1% from 3-point land by shooting 16 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). With respect to rebounding, New York allowed Boston to snag 36 in all (10 offensive).

Jalen Brunson ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks in this contest. Brunson scored 39 points in his 30 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists in this contest. He buried 15 out of 23 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 65.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

New York has a record of 48-32 this season. As an offensive team, the Knicks are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in the league. New York has earned 9,018 points for the season (112.7 per contest) and they pull in 41.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.4 times per game (29th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Knicks are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls every game and they go 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 108.1. They have forced 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (14th in the league). The New York defense allows 36.7% on shots from distance (1,009 of 2,750) and their opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.6 assists and 36.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 8th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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