Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Final — November 4, 2026
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
About these numbers
Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 4, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Bulls (1-6) visited the Knicks (3-4) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Bulls scored 116.3 points per game (10th of 30) and allowed 121.5 (28th). The Knicks scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 109.9 (4th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bulls 112.3 (24th), Knicks 118.7 (3rd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bulls 117.3 (22nd), Knicks 112.3 (7th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bulls −5.0 (22nd), Knicks +6.5 (5th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Bulls are 1-6 and 3-4 against the spread; their last game was a 126-107 loss to the 76ers. The Knicks are 3-4 and 1-6 against the spread; their last game was a 103-90 win over the Nets.
The Knicks closed as 11.5-point favorites at home against the Bulls. The spread opened at Knicks -12.5. The total closed at 233.5, up from 232.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bulls +435, Knicks -612) prices the Bulls at 18% and the Knicks at 82%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Chicago Bulls 105, New York Knicks 135
New York Knicks won by 30.
- Against the closing spread (New York Knicks -11.5): New York Knicks covered.
- Combined score 240 vs the closing total of 233.5: Over.
- New York Knicks closed at -612 on the moneyline (a 82% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Bulls +12.5 (-110)
Bulls +11.5 (-105)
Knicks -650 83%
Knicks -612 82%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game21.727th
- Rebounds per game3.5207th
- Assists per game2.5158th
- Minutes per game29.6
- Points per game17.071st
- Rebounds per game8.326th
- Assists per game9.13rd
- Minutes per game32.1
- Points per game26.014th
- Rebounds per game3.3220th
- Assists per game6.814th
- Minutes per game35.0
- Points per game20.145th
- Rebounds per game11.92nd
- Assists per game3.0116th
- Minutes per game31.0
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 21 times since 2022: the Bulls won 5 and the Knicks 16.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Knicks won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Knicks won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Knicks won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Knicks won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Knicks won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Chicago Bulls
- Chicago Bulls team stats
- San Antonio Spurs 124, Chicago Bulls 119 (Nov 11)
- Philadelphia 76ers 127, Chicago Bulls 121 (Nov 8)
- Chicago Bulls 107, Philadelphia 76ers 126 (Nov 2)
New York Knicks
More NBA games on November 4, 2026
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- Milwaukee Bucks 102, Boston Celtics 109 (Nov 4)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 124 (Nov 4)
- Indiana Pacers 107, Memphis Grizzlies 103 (Nov 4)
- Utah Jazz 113, New Orleans Pelicans 120 (Nov 4)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107 (Nov 4)
- Toronto Raptors 109, Denver Nuggets 128 (Nov 4)
- Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119 (Nov 4)
- Dallas Mavericks 111, San Antonio Spurs 112 (Nov 4)
- Los Angeles Lakers 116, Sacramento Kings 103 (Nov 4)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Clippers 116 (Nov 4)
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