Bulls vs Knicks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 4, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bulls	21	31	27	26	105
Knicks	43	41	29	22	135

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 135-105 on November 4, taking control with a 22-point lead after the first quarter and a 32-point halftime cushion. The game was effectively decided before Chicago could make it competitive.

Jalen Brunson led New York with 33 points, Tyler Kolek handed out 5 assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns grabbed 12 rebounds. Chicago’s Tre Jones scored 14, Josh Giddey had 6 assists, and Leonard Miller pulled down 6 rebounds. The Knicks’ 51% field-goal shooting and 43% three-point shooting, along with a 57-34 rebound edge, explain the separation; Chicago shot 39% from the field and 23% from three.

For bettors, the closing spread of Knicks -11.5 covered by 18.5, and the closing total of 233.5 went over by 6.5.

How the props finished

5 of 9 cleared

Player	Line	Price	Result
Tre Jones	Over 1.5 rebounds	-170 Kalshi	3 Cleared
Matas Buzelis	Over 4.5 rebounds	-108 DraftKings	5 Cleared
Karl-Anthony Towns	Over 2.5 turnovers	-125 888sport	1 Missed
Josh Giddey	Over 0.5 threes made	-270 Kalshi	1 Cleared
Jalen Smith	Over 1.5 threes made	+100 bet365	1 Missed
OG Anunoby	Over 17.5 points	-105 prophetexchange	18 Cleared
Norman Powell	Over 0.5 steals	-190 Fanatics	0 Missed
Mikal Bridges	Over 0.5 blocks	+123 BetRivers	0 Missed
Andre Drummond	Over 6.5 rebounds	+104 prophetexchange	9 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

BullsKnicks

39%FG%51%

23%3P%43%

75%FT%81%

34Rebounds57

25Assists27

52Points in the paint48

6Fast break points19

11Turnovers14

6Steals7

4Blocks6

2Biggest lead44

Box score

Chicago BullsNew York Knicks

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jalen Smith F	7	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	-15
Matas Buzelis F	26	12	5-11	1-6	1-1	5	3	1	1	0	0	5	2	-19
Caleb Wilson F	22	5	2-12	1-7	0-0	5	0	3	1	0	2	3	1	-22
Norman Powell G	22	12	3-12	0-5	6-7	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	-34
Josh Giddey G	27	10	4-7	1-2	1-2	1	6	3	0	0	0	1	2	-26
Bench
Zach Collins F	14	3	1-4	0-2	1-1	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	5	-20
Patrick Williams F	20	4	1-6	0-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	+3
Isaac Okoro F	15	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	-11
Leonard Miller F	19	4	1-3	0-1	2-4	6	3	0	0	1	3	3	0	+6
Noa Essengue F	14	6	2-6	0-2	2-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	-6
Buddy Hield G	8	7	3-5	1-1	0-1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	+7
Tre Jones G	18	14	5-8	1-1	3-3	3	4	1	0	0	1	2	0	-18
Jordan Hawkins G	7	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+5
Dailyn Swain G	7	3	1-2	0-1	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	+5
Jaylin Sellers G	14	14	4-8	4-7	2-2	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	-5
Total		105	37-96	10-44	21-28	34	25	11	6	4	15	19	23

Team shooting: FG 39% · 3PT 23% · FT 75%

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
OG Anunoby F	24	18	3-10	1-6	11-12	5	2	2	3	0	1	4	4	+31
Karl-Anthony Towns C	25	17	5-5	2-2	5-7	12	1	1	1	0	2	10	1	+34
Mikal Bridges G	22	7	3-5	1-1	0-0	4	4	2	1	0	0	4	1	+31
Landry Shamet G	25	7	3-7	1-5	0-2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	+21
Jalen Brunson G	28	33	10-17	5-10	8-9	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	+33
Bench
Dalton Knecht F	16	10	4-6	2-4	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	1	6	1	-9
Pacome Dadiet F	9	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Mohamed Diawara F	21	8	2-5	1-4	3-4	6	4	1	0	2	2	4	3	+1
Andre Drummond C	12	6	2-6	0-0	2-2	9	0	1	0	0	5	4	0	+3
James Wiseman C	10	8	4-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	3	4	4	2	-7
Jordan Clarkson G	15	10	4-9	2-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	+5
Jose Alvarado G	9	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Miles McBride G	11	7	2-4	2-3	1-1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	+16
Tyler Kolek G	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3
Total		135	44-87	17-40	30-37	57	27	13	7	6	17	40	21

Team shooting: FG 51% · 3PT 43% · FT 81%

Attendance 19,812 · Officials: Brian Forte, Ray Acosta, Brent Haskill

Recap: Brunson scores 33 points, leads the Knicks to a 135-105 win over the Bulls (ESPN)

Highlights

• Mohamed Diawara elevates for the big-time block (ESPN)
• Jalen Brunson shows off the range on triple (ESPN)
• Jalen Brunson drains trey vs. Chicago Bulls (ESPN)
• OG Anunoby throws down powerful slam vs. Chicago Bulls (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

• Knicks have failed to cover in 3 straight games.
• The over is 2-8 in Knicks’ last 10 games.
• Bulls are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings with the Knicks.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Bulls vs Knicks pre-game preview

The market lists New York as a -590 moneyline favorite and -12 spread with a 233.5 total; DraftKings opened NY -12.5 and 232.5 and now shows NY -11.5 and 233.5.

The last meeting on October 28 was a 127-133 Chicago home loss. Chicago is 1-6 and 2-4 ATS this season, 2-8 and 3-6 ATS over its last 10, most recently losing 107-126 at Philadelphia. New York is 3-4 and 1-6 ATS this season, 5-5 and 4-6 ATS over its last 10, most recently winning 103-90 vs Brooklyn.

The most useful angle is the defensive and pace split: Chicago allows 128.9 points per game (30th) and plays at 108.5 pace (first), while New York allows 105.1 points (third) and plays at 98.8 pace (29th). Josh Hart is out for New York with right ankle soreness, and Nicolas Claxton is out for Chicago with a left hamstring strain. On the prop side, Caleb Wilson’s over 2.5 steals plus blocks at +100 has cleared in seven of seven, while StatsBench projects Tre Jones for 2.8 rebounds against a 1.5 line.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Bulls	1-6	2-4	2-4	0-2	1-4
Knicks	3-4	1-6	1-6	2-2	1-2

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Bulls vs Knicks head-to-head

Bulls are 3-7, 2-1 ATS, O/U 1-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Bulls lost 127-133 on October 28, 2026.

Recent form

Chicago Bulls: last 10 (2-8, 3-6 ATS, O/U 3-6)

New York Knicks: last 10 (5-5, 4-6 ATS, O/U 2-8)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 1:17 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Venue and weather

Bulls vs Knicks odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart