Knicks vs. Bulls prediction, odds, time: 2026 NBA picks for Wednesday, Nov. 4 from proven model — SkimNews
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- New York Knicks, the defending NBA champion, are 3-4 overall and 2-2 at home before hosting the Chicago Bulls at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at Madison Square Garden; New York is an 11.5-point favorite and the total is 234.5.
- Chicago Bulls enter at 1-6 with five consecutive losses and a 1-4 road record after a 126-107 defeat at Philadelphia on Monday.
- Josh Hart is questionable for New York because of an ankle injury.
- SportsLine Projection Model, entering Week 3 on a 26-11 (70%) run of top-rated spread picks, simulated the game 10,000 times, chose Under 234.5 and projected 229 points, with the under winning 58% of simulations.
- New York Knicks rank third-lowest in the league in points allowed at 105.1, while the under has hit in two of the last three Bulls–Knicks meetings, each of Chicago’s last two games and eight of New York’s last 10 contests.
- Jalen Brunson is projected by SportsLine to score more than 17 points, with Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby also above 17; Chicago’s Caleb Wilson and Norman Powell are projected for at least 16.
- SportsLine Projection Model says one side of the 11.5-point spread hits in 70% of its 10,000 possession-level simulations, but the published preview does not identify that side.
Why it matters: For NBA bettors, the actionable split is explicit: SportsLine puts the under at 58%, while one spread side hits in 70% of simulations without the preview naming it. With New York an 11.5-point favorite, the under is the only fully specified model selection, and the advertised spread pick cannot be checked from the text.
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