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Chicago vs. New York. NBA Match Prediction
Chicago will face New York at home on January 5 in a regular NBA championship match. The game will be held at the United Center in Illinois and will begin at 04:00 Moscow time. Billy Donovan team suffered a defeat to Washington in their previous away match. Will the Bulls be able to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans in the game against the Knicks and what bets should they choose? — read our forecast
Command Analysis
Chicago Bulls
USACurrent form
Chicago has won its last two out of three games. On January 2, the Bulls lost to Washington on the road with a score of 107:125. The best player on the losing team was Zach LaVine, who scored 32 points, made one rebound and three assists. Nikola Vucevic (12-14-6) had a double-double. Coby White recorded 17 points. Bill Donovan team (15 wins and 19 losses) occupies tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Chicago approaches the upcoming match with a fighting squad. All leaders are healthy and ready to take part in the match.
Interesting facts for betting
The Bulls average 106 points against the Knicks (statistics based on the last ten meetings).
Estimated composition
Josh Giddy - Coby White - Zach LaVine - Patrick Williams - Nikola Vucevic.
New York Knicks
USACurrent form
On January 4, New York suffered a 107-117 road loss to Oklahoma City, snapping a nine-game winning streak. Mikal Bridges was the best player on the losing team, scoring 24 points, grabbing three rebounds and making two assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (17-22-4) had a double-double. Jalen Brunson had 22 points, O'G Anunoby had 20, and Josh Hart had 19. Tom Thibodeau team (24 wins and 11 losses) is third in the East.
Disqualifications and injuries
New York went on a trip to the Windy City with a fighting squad.
Interesting facts for betting
The Knicks average 111 points against the Bulls.
Estimated composition
Jalen Brunson - Mikal Bridges - Josh Hart - O'G Anunoby - Karl-Anthony Towns.
Trends
Total Assists Giddy over 7.5 bet
Giddy averages 6.2 assists per game
1.87Bet Total rebounds Vucevic over 11.5
Vucevic averages 10.1 rebounds per game
1.88Tip and bets
Bookmakers do not really believe in the success of Chicago. BC experts consider New York to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. It is not even worth arguing with them. The team from the Big Apple makes results from season to season and consistently gets into the playoffs. The team from Illinois demonstrates not a very confident game. The Knicks will have to achieve victory over a weaker opponent.
Our prediction is a New York victory with a handicap of (-4.5) points, taking into account overtime at 1.75
Bet on total
Head-to-head matches between Chicago and New York are usually quite productive. In the last ten games, the average score was 218 points. There are no prerequisites for the teams to pay more attention to defense this time. The match should again be productive.
Our prediction is total over 236.5 points including overtime at 2.09
Bet on the player
Brunson played 68 games in the 2023/24 regular season and averaged 24.0 points per game. This season, his rate is already slightly higher — 25.1. The 28-year-old point guard has proven with his game that he is capable of maintaining a decent scoring level. The American basketball player will have to demonstrate his sniper skills this time around.
Our prediction is Brunson total points over 26.5 including overtime at 1.87
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