Knicks vs. Bulls betting: NBA preview for April 3

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The New York Knicks (49-28) host the Chicago Bulls (29-47) after winning four home games in a row. The Knicks are double-digit favorites by 14.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 3, 2026. The matchup has an over/under of 237.5.

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Knicks Cover -14.5 vs Bulls -111

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Knicks vs. Bulls betting lines

  • Knicks odds to win: -1111
  • Bulls odds to win: +702
  • Spread: Knicks (-14.5)
  • Total: 237.5

Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • New York has a 23-13 record against the spread at home and is 27-9 in home contests.
  • New York has gone 4-1 ATS at home this season as 14.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this season, Knicks games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against New York to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 229.4 points per contest this season.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks have covered the spread twice in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Knicks’ last 10 outings saw four go over the total.
  • The last 10 Knicks games averaged 223.4 total points, 14.1 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Knicks have a points-per-game average 3.4 points below their season-long scoring average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • The Knicks have been favored on the moneyline 61 total times this season. They’ve gone 43-18 in those games.
  • New York has won all four games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1111 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Knicks have an implied win probability of 91.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (11th in NBA) 46.0 (seventh) 45.9 (seventh) 40.5 (third) 27.4 (13th) 13.0 (sixth)

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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Bulls have covered the spread 16 times on the road and are 11-26 in road contests.
  • The Bulls have hit the over in 21 of their 37 road games this year with a set over/under (56.8%).
  • The Bulls and their opponents have averaged a total of 236.2 points per road contest this year, 1.3 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have covered the spread six times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Bulls games have gone over the set total six times.
  • The Bulls’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 240.6 points scored. That’s 3.1 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Bulls’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 120.5, 4.0 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • Chicago has won 18, or 37.5%, of the 48 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Bulls have not won as an underdog of +702 or more on the moneyline this season in two such games.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 12.5% chance of a victory for the Bulls.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (14th in NBA) 47.8 (22nd) 45.1 (ninth) 45.4 (22nd) 28.5 (seventh) 14.5 (22nd)
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