Bulls vs Knicks Prediction 10/28/26 NBA Picks Today

The New York Knicks might have been worried after starting their season with three straight defeats, but they will be feeling much better after running past the Pistons in a 111-97 home win last night. Karl-Anthony Towns led the team with a monster game of 27 points with 20 rebounds on 12 of 21 shooting; Jalen Brunson added 23 points with seven assists, while OG Anunoby and Landry Shamet each scored 13 points.

As a team, the Knicks shot 43 percent from the field and 12 of 36 from the 3-point line as they got off to a terrible start and leaked 38 points in the first quarter to fall behind by 13 points right away, before they absolutely dominated the second and third quarters by a combined 63-25 to pull ahead by 27 points. Jalen Brunson shot just five of 18 from the field and zero of five from the 3-point line, but he was hardly needed with just about every other player chipping in.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls have yet to get going this season as they’ve dropped three of their first four games overall, and they will be hoping to snap a two-game skid after getting trounced by the Celtics in a 134-99 road defeat on Monday. Norman Powell led the team with 20 points, Caleb Wilson added 17 points with five rebounds and two blocks, while Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis chipped in with 11 points apiece.

As a team, the Bulls shot just 39 percent from the field and 12 of 44 from the 3-point line as they fought hard in the second quarter to keep their deficit manageable going into halftime, but that didn’t matter in the third quarter where they got outscored by 39-21 to get completely blown out. The Bulls committed 25 turnovers, got outrebounded by 54-40, and trailed by as many as 40 points in this one.

Why the Chicago Bulls will win

• The Bulls have won five of their last six games as home underdogs when playing with a rest advantage.
• The Knicks have lost nine of their last 10 road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Bulls.
• The Knicks have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Bulls.
• The Bulls have covered the spread in seven of their last eight home games when playing with a rest advantage.

Why the New York Knicks will win

• The Bulls have lost each of their last 10 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Knicks have won each of their last nine games against Central Division opponents.
• The Knicks have covered the spread in each of their last nine road games following a win.
• The Bulls have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight Wednesday games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the Bulls’ last seven night games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Each of the Knicks’ last six games have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Bulls rank 30th in the league for opponent points per game this season (129.5).
• The Bulls rank 30th in the league for point differential per game this season (-18.8).
• The Knicks rank T29th in the league for points per game this season (104.0).
• The Knicks rank T29th in the league for opponent blocks per game this season (7.8).

The Knicks are slightly short-handed again with Jose Alverado ruled out, while the Bulls are still missing Nic Claxton, with Tobe Awaka and Patrick Williams both listed as questionable.

The Knicks are playing their second game of a back-to-back set, which is always tough, but they just humbled the Pistons after a horror start to the season, and I think they can keep the momentum going with another comfortable win against this ice-cold Bulls squad bereft of scoring talent.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: New York -7.5