New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 10/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Chicago Bulls (1-3) will play the New York Knicks (0-3) at United Center on Wednesday.

The Knicks faced the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-102 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 22 and the Magic recorded 24 personal fouls. They also converted 18 out of their 42 attempts from beyond the arc. Orlando finished the game at 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of 21 tries. Moreover, Orlando snagged 49 rebounds (10 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Orlando recorded 29 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, New York allowed 43.2% from the field on 38 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 45 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 17 of their 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. New York walked away from the contest with a 40.9% FG percentage (38 of 93) and buried 9 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Jalen Brunson is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. Brunson finished 42.9% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and snagged 3 boards. He accounted for 28 points on 12 out of 28 shooting.

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New York heads into this one with a win-loss record of 0-3 this year. They turn the ball over 16.3 times per game and as a group they commit 22.3 fouls every game. As a team, New York is collecting 47.3 boards per contest and has tallied 74 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 27th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are shooting 32.4% on three-point attempts (36 of 111) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 101.7 points per contest (30th in basketball) while shooting 40.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 23.0 fouls. They are ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 82 relinquished on the season. The Knicks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (115 of 264) and they concede 43.7 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 9th in basketball in opponents points per game (108.0).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-99 when they faced the Celtics. The Bulls were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 25 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Celtics committed 28 fouls in this game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 67.7%. In relation to 3-point shots, Chicago made 12 of their 44 attempts (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls ended up shooting 33 for 84 from the field which had them shooting 39.3%. The Bulls allowed the Celtics to convert 46 of their 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.5% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 47.7% from distance by shooting 21 out of 44 and ended up going 21 of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Chicago allowed Boston to pull down 54 in all (19 on the offensive glass).

Norman Powell pitched in for the Bulls in this matchup. Powell earned 20 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 5 of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and added 1 rebound.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 1-3 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are shooting 40.6% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in basketball. Chicago has accounted for 443 pts so far this year (110.8 per contest) and they collect 46.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.5 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 19.5 times per contest. The Bulls are committing 26.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 30th in the league in points given up per game with 129.5. They are forcing 17.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (25th in the league). The Chicago defense concedes 39.0% on shots from 3-point land (60 of 154) and opponents are knocking down 74.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 28.5 dimes and 49.3 total boards per game, which ranks 24th and 25th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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