Two old Eastern Conference foes clash tonight at Madison Square Garden as the Chicago Bulls take on the New York Knicks in what will be the first meeting of the season between the two teams. I've prepared a Same Game Parlay to spice things up a little, tip-off is at 8.30 pm ET on ABC.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
Over 219.5 Points (-110)
The addition of Anunoby should boost the Knicks defense substantially, prior to the trade they were on a run of 4 games where they allowed 140, 117, 129 and 122 points. That's mainly due to them missing their big man Mitchell Robinson, who isn't expected back any time soon. This team has trended towards the over quite a lot lately with that bet cashing 11 times in their last 16 games. Tonight the number is set at a modest 220.5 points which is not a lot by today's standards. Chicago will have some tired legs out there after their game in Philadelphia on Tuesday, so if the Knicks are smart they'll push the tempo here and make the most out of that. The last 10 meetings between the two sides are averaging 218.3 points per game, while the last time they met at MSG we saw a final score of 118-117. I'll take the points in this one.