NBA · Regular season ·
Will the Knicks beat the Bulls?
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Knicks win chance
62%
Typical margin: Knicks by 4
Knicks 62%Bulls 38%
In short
- Our ratings favor the Knicks by 6.0 points, home court included
Why this number
PremiumEvery step from a coin flip to our number, in the order our model adds them.
- An even game50%Every game starts as a coin flip.
- Home court−1139%Playing at home is worth about 3.9 points to the Bulls.
- See how far every step moved our number.
- Our numberKnicks 62%
Each step is that piece's share of the model, so the steps add up to the number we published.
The range
In 9 of 10 simulations, the result lands between Knicks by 26 and Bulls by 18.
What if he's out?
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Knicks win chance
62%
Knicks 62%Bulls 38%
- Top scorerKnicks
- Top scorerBulls
In our model a star out costs his team 4.5 points, up to 9 for a whole roster.
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Injury report
Knicks
- Kevin McCullar Jr.Day-To-Day
- Tony BradleyDay-To-Day
- Ochai AgbajiDay-To-Day
- Drew EubanksDay-To-Day
Bulls
- Zach CollinsDay-To-Day
- Jaylin SellersDay-To-Day
- Tre JonesDay-To-Day
- Nic ClaxtonDay-To-Day
Our method
- We simulate the final margin 40,000 times from our team ratings (Elo, fitted walk-forward) and the ESPN injury report.
- The win chance is the share of those simulations each team wins.
- Model v1.2.0, updated Oct 9.