New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 4/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls (36-40) will compete against the New York Knicks (44-31) at United Center on Friday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 109-99 in their last game. New York ended the contest having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (35 out of 76) and made 12 of their 34 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Knicks made 17 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 25 dimes in this game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to the defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 48.6% from the field on 36 of 74 shooting. Miami totaled 24 assists and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, Miami snagged 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Miami finished the contest at 95.2% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 21 tries. They also made 17 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 17 while the Heat accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Donte DiVincenzo is one player who played a role for the contest. He had 31 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. DiVincenzo shot 52.4% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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New York heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 44-31 so far this year. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, New York is snagging 45.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,814 assists for the year, which ranks 29th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are hitting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (990 of 2,716) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.4 points per outing (21st in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,926 surrendered on the year. The Knicks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (3,006 of 6,415) and they surrender 40.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (107.9).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 113-101 when they played the Hawks. When talking about rebounding, Chicago allowed Atlanta to get 45 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 47.5% from 3-point land by going 19 of 40 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Bulls allowed the Hawks to knock down 41 of 82 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this contest. Overall, the Bulls finished 37 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 39.4%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Chicago converted 7 of 28 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 20 of them for a clip of 83.3%. The Hawks committed 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Bulls earned 35 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 51 in the matchup.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a factor for the Bulls for the matchup. He converted 10 of 23 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and had 2 rebounds. DeRozan had 31 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for the contest.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 36-40 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks 19th in the league. Chicago has accounted for 8,508 points for the year (111.9 per game) and they pull in 43.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per game and they connect on 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Bulls are ranked 14th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.6. They have forced 13.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (13th in the league). The Chicago defense allows 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (1,114 of 3,026) and opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 27.9 dimes and 43.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 23rd and 15th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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