The defending NBA champion New York Knicks aim to even their record against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Chicago (1-6) has lost five straight and is 1-4 on the road. New York (3-4) is 2-2 at home this season. Josh Hart is ruled out for the Knicks with an ankle injury.
The Knicks are 11.5-point favorites with an over/under of 233.5 points. Money line: Knicks -592, Bulls +450.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which has returned nearly $19,000 in profit on top-rated NBA picks since 2018, simulates the game 10,000 times. The model leans Under on the total (233.5), projecting 231 total points. The Under has hit in two of the last three head-to-head meetings, each of Chicago's last two games, and eight of New York's last 10.
The model projects two Bulls players to score 16+ points: Caleb Wilson and Norman Powell. Three Knicks players projected to exceed 17 points: Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and OG Anunoby. The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations.
