The 19-14 Chicago Bulls will be the road team as they face the 13-4 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The NBA odds in this pro basketball game has the home club New York Knicks favored by -4 ½ points with an over under line of 191 ½ points. The odds came out in this game a few hours ago it as New York a -5 point favorite with the total set at 191 ½ points. There has been no movement on the total and a ½ point move on the Bulls.
The teams met twice this season with Chicago winning and covering once both at home and on the road at Madison Square Garden. Trend: Chicago Bulls are 3-0 ATS in their past three meetings with the New York Knicks.
The Bulls are 9-5 on the road this season. The team had their three game win streak snapped on Wednesday in a 104-96 home defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks as a -6 point betting favorite. The game landed over 190 points. The Bulls without Derrick Rose on the court had trouble defending Brandon Jennings for Milwaukee who exploded for 35 points on 12 of 24 shooting. On the year the Bulls are the number three scoring defense in the league by allowing 92 points a game. With Rose sidelined for at least another month the team struggles for points as they push across 93 a game ranking 26th in the NBA. They are getting it done this season on defense
The Knicks play well at Madison Square Garden with a straight up record of 13-4 on the year. There losing streak has been extended to two games following an 81-76 road defeat last night to the Indiana Pacers as a +5 ½ point underdog. The total landed under 184 points. The Knicks were forced to play without leading scorer Carmelo Anthony who received a suspension for the game following an altercation with Kevin Garnett. I have a funny feeling Garnett might have messed around with the wrong guy because this could have some lingering consequences if you know what I mean. Without their leading scorer in the game the Knicks shot less than 35% from the floor.
