Bulls vs Knicks prediction NBA · Sunday, November 2
At a glance
The New York Knicks (2-3) host the Chicago Bulls (5-0) on Sunday, November 2 at 7:00 PM ET at Madison Square Garden in NBA action. Final score: Bulls 116 – Knicks 128. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Knicks a 59% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Knicks are 2-0 at home and the Bulls are 1-0 on the road. Since the start of the season: 2-3 for the Knicks and 5-0 for the Bulls (current streaks: Knicks L3, Bulls W5).
The analysis Model
The Knicks are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Knicks 118 – 115 Bulls, a margin of about 3.0 points in favor of the Knicks and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (119.3 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Knicks' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHINY
Top performers
Bulls
Josh GiddeyG · #323pts / gameJosh GiddeyG · #312assists
Nikola VucevicC · #914reboundsKnicks
Jalen BrunsonG · #1131pts / game
Mikal BridgesG · #259assists
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #3215reboundsRecent form
CHINYHead-to-head
NY lead 3-1 this season.
NY
Team comparison
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-0 | Record | 2-3 |
| 119.3 | Points scored / game | 115.1 |
| 117.8 | Points allowed / game | 112.8 |
| +1.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +2.0 |
| W5 | Current streak | L3 |
| 5-0 | Last 10 games | 2-3 |
| 1-0 road | Home / road record | 2-0 home |
| 39-43 (-1.6) | Last season | 51-31 (+4.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Bulls
Injury report Knicks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.