The Chicago Bulls (4-0) hope to build on a four-game winning stretch when hosting the New York Knicks (2-2) at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, October 31, 2025 at United Center. The game airs on CHSN and MSG.
The Knicks are a 2.5-point favorite against the Bulls when Knicks and Bulls square off. The matchup’s point total is set at 235.5.
Knicks vs. Bulls betting odds
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Spread: New York -2.5Total: 235.5Moneyline: New York -148, Chicago +124
Knicks at Bulls odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Bulls (+ 2.5)Pick OU:
Under (235.5)Prediction: –
Bulls 114 – Knicks 113MoneylineThe Knicks were favored on the moneyline 65 total times last season. They finished 47-18 in those games.When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -148 or shorter last year, New York had a record of 42-15 (73.7%).The Knicks have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.7% in this game.Chicago was underdogs in 59 games last season and won 25 (42.4%) of those contests.The Bulls were 19-32 last season when entering a game as an underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by Chicago, based on the moneyline, is 44.6%.Against the spreadLast year, the Knicks put up 115.8 points per game, only 3.6 fewer points than the 119.4 the Bulls gave up.When New York put up more than 119.4 points last season, it went 21-7 against the spread and 25-3 overall.Chicago put together a 40-18-2 ATS record and a 36-24 overall record last season in games it scored more than 111.7 points.New York went 34-20-1 against the spread and 42-13 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 117.8 points.Last season, the Knicks were at the ninth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (115.8 PPG), while the Bulls allowed the 28th-fewest points per game (119.4) in the league.The sixth-ranked scoring NBA team was Chicago a season ago (117.8 PPG), while the New York squad was the ninth-ranked defense (111.7 PPG) in the league.The Knicks totaled a total of 336 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 4.1 per game), while the Bulls were out-scored by opponents on average last year (by 128 total points, -1.6 per game).Over/UnderNew York had an average implied point total of 116.5 last season, which is 2.5 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (119).Last season, New York put up more than 119 points in 31 games.The average implied point total last season for Chicago (121.2) is 4.2 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (117).Chicago recorded more than 117 points in two games a season ago.How to watch Knicks vs. BullsGame day: Friday, October 31, 2025Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisArena: United CenterTV channel: Chicago Sports NetworkLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo