New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The New York Knicks (46-32) are traveling to United Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Chicago Bulls (37-41).

The Knicks faced the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 122-109 in their last contest. New York ended the contest with a 48.9% FG percentage (45 out of 92) and made 14 out of their 29 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Knicks made 18 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to defense, New York allowed 46.7% from the floor on 35 of 75 shooting. Milwaukee earned 27 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. On top of that, Milwaukee snagged 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Milwaukee finished shooting 84.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of their 32 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 34 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 22 while the Bucks accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. Brunson finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 8 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up with 43 points on 16 out of 32 shooting.

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New York enters this one with a record of 46-32 for the year. They are averaging 112.5 points per game (21st in the NBA) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 36.6% on 3-pointers (1,026 of 2,802) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is pulling down 42.3 boards per game and has earned 1,895 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists with 2,006 conceded this season. The Knicks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,127 of 6,669) and they surrender 37.2 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (108.0).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 113-98 when they faced the Magic. When it comes to rebounding, Chicago allowed Orlando to collect 40 in total (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 32.4% from distance by connecting on 11 of 34 and finished the contest at 18 of 19 from the free throw line (94.7%). The Bulls allowed the Magic to convert 42 of 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls shot 38 for 75 from the field which had them shooting 50.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Chicago made 6 of their 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. The Magic were called for 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They also turned it over 21 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Bulls were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest.

DeMar DeRozan pitched in for the Bulls in this contest. He buried 13 out of 22 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. DeRozan racked up 30 points in his 40 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes for the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 37-41 so far this season. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is 18th in the NBA. Chicago has totaled 8,714 pts on the campaign (111.7 per game) and they collect 41.3 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. The Bulls are committing 18.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense allows 36.7% from downtown (1,135 of 3,089) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 27.8 assists and 41.3 boards per contest, ranking them 23rd and 16th in basketball. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.4. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (15th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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