Knicks vs. Bulls Prediction, Odds, Parlay Pick for Saturday, January 4

The New York Knicks (24-11) and Chicago Bulls (15-19) will square off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The game will broadcast live on NBA TV.

The Knicks are 5.5-point favorites over the Bulls on the spread (Knicks -5.5), with the over/under set at 235.5 total points. New York is a -275 favorite to win outright, while Chicago is +210 to pull off the upset.

Let’s get into my Knicks vs. Bulls predictions and NBA picks for Saturday, January 4.

Knicks vs. Bulls Picks, Prediction

Spread

The Knicks are the better team, but also, their entire starting five played 40 or more minutes against Oklahoma City in a loss last night, where they look cooked by the fourth quarter.

At the same time, the Bulls aren’t very good, and despite the Knicks traveling from OKC to Chicago for this back to back, you naturally hesitate because its the Bulls.

But I’ll play them here anyway. They’re 5-1 against the spread with a rest advantage, while the Knicks are 1-4 ATS with a rest disadvantage.

The Bulls lost in Washington on Wednesday and are 11-7 ATS after a loss. I will lean Bulls.

Moneyline

You could talk me into a Bulls sprinkle,, but the Knicks are good and they take care of lesser teams, for the most part, even if it’s close.

Except.. except the Bulls did beat the Knicks in Madison Square Garden on November 13 by a score of 124-123. That was the hair foul game.

Over/Under

I’m passing on the total.

The Knicks offense is good, and the Bulls can score with them. But that doesn’t make this an auto-bet on the Over for me.

The Knicks could be unsteady on the second half of a back-to-back, even against the Bulls.

That said, the Knicks have hit three Overs off no rest. We’ve detected that 90% of bets on the total are on the Over.

My Pick: Bulls +5.5 (-110) – Lean

Knicks vs. Bulls Odds