Rockets vs. Nuggets odds, expert picks, latest stats, trends and best bets for January 15th

It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the Houston Rockets (26-12) and Denver Nuggets (24-15) are all set to roll from the Ball Arena in Denver.

The Rockets have won four in a row, most recently by knocking off the Grizzlies Monday Night at home. Jalen Green led Houston with a career-high 42 points. Denver has also won four in a row. Last night, the Nuggets routed the Mavericks in Dallas, 118-99. Jamal Murray had the biggest game of the season with 45 points for the Nuggets.

Ironically, each team’s last loss came at the hands of the Boston Celtics.

The Rockets are currently 12-5 on the road with a +6 point differential while the Nuggets have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest information on how to catch tips, odds, latest team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Betting odds for Rockets vs. Nuggets

The latest odds from Wednesday:

That gives the Rockets an implied team point of 116.72 and the Nuggets 115.42.

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Expert picks and predictions for Wednesday’s Rockets vs Nuggets game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the Rockets in this one: Houston Rockets +1
“The rested and tested Rockets catch the Nuggets in the perfect spot to support an upset. Would make the road team a slight favorite here.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model provides for today’s Rockets & Nuggets game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a bet on the Moneyline.

• Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the Denver Nuggets at +2.

• Total: NBC Sports Bet leans to a game of UNDER on Game Total of 232.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Rockets vs. Nuggets on Wednesday

• Rockets are 7-3 in their last 10 road games

• OVER is 14-11 in the Rockets’ games against Western Conference teams this season

• The Nuggets are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a home underdog

• The Nuggets have won 4 of their last 5 home games against Western Conference teams

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