Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: NBA TV

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (49-28) will attempt to defeat the Chicago Bulls (29-47) on Friday.

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 145-126 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 48.5% field goal percentage (47 of 97) and converted 13 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 19 of 26 tries for a percentage of 73.1%. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 53 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 30 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 56.9% from the field on 58 out of 102 shooting. Indiana distributed 32 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Indiana collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Indiana ended up going 90.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of 10 shots. They also converted 20 out of their 48 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 18 while the Pacers finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Guerschon Yabusele is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. Yabusele shot 50.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played for 25 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 29-47 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 45.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,169 dimes so far this season, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 36.1% from downtown (1,104 of 3,061) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.5 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) while shooting 46.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.9% from 3-point land while they are 28th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (121.4). The Bulls are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.8% (3,407 of 7,131) and they concede 45.4 boards per contest as a group. They are 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,192 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 130-119 when they played the Grizzlies. When talking about how they attacked the glass, New York permitted Memphis to pull down 51 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 44.4% from 3-point land by shooting 16 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 30 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Knicks permitted the Grizzlies to bury 39 of their 76 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.3% for the contest. When the game finished, the Knicks finished shooting 48 for 87 from the floor which had them at 55.2%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, New York converted 13 out of their 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a rate of 87.5%. The Grizzlies were called for 29 fouls for the matchup which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They also turned it over 19 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Knicks corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest.

OG Anunoby ended up having an impact for the Knicks in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 13 rebounds. Anunoby earned 25 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

New York has a win-loss mark of 49-28 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Knicks are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in basketball. New York has scored 8,985 pts on the campaign (116.7 per game) and they grab 45.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per contest (12th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per game. The Knicks commit 20.1 fouls every game and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (1,066 of 2,948) and opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their foul shots. They concede 25.1 assists and 40.5 boards per game, which ranks 7th and 3rd in the NBA. The Knicks on defense are ranked 5th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 110.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (7th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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