Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (35-18) will take on the Chicago Bulls (22-32) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Bulls faced off with the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 132-92 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game with a 35.0% field goal percentage (35 out of 100) and knocked down 10 out of their 47 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 12 of 19 shots for a percentage of 63.2%. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 44 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Chicago allowed the other team to go 53.1% from the field on 51 out of 96 shooting. Detroit earned 30 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. On top of that, Detroit had 55 boards (8 offensive, 47 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Detroit finished 92.3% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 13 shots. They also converted 18 out of their 41 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 10 while the Pistons recorded 19 personal fouls.

Matas Buzelis is a player who was a factor in the game. Buzelis finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 19 mins played and totaled 1 board. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 22-32 on the season. They are averaging 116.1 points per contest (9th in the league) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 37.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (862 of 2,323) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 45.4 boards per game and has racked up 1,560 assists on the year, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a team they commit 17.7 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They give up 34.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 1st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (12.1). The Bulls are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,433 of 5,146) and they relinquish 46.9 boards per contest as a group. They rank 29th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,576 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 128-115 against the Pacers. The Knicks collected 35 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this game. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Pacers had 17 fouls for this game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, New York converted 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks shot 49 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.8%. The Knicks permitted the Pacers to knock down 43 of 89 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.3% in this contest. They shot 29.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 31 and finished the game at 20 of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Indiana to collect 36 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Knicks for this game. He buried 14 out of 23 in this game for a field goal percentage of 60.9%, and had 12 rebounds. Towns earned 40 points in his 38 mins on the court and added 5 dimes in this game.

New York has a win-loss record of 35-18 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are shooting 49.4% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league. New York has scored 6,246 points this season (117.8 per contest) and they collect 43.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 27.6 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Knicks are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 80.7% from the free throw line.

The New York defense gives up 37.8% on three-point shots (717 of 1,895) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their foul shots. They concede 25.5 assists and 41.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 9th and 1st in the NBA. The Knicks are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.8. They are forcing 14.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (20th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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