Nuggets vs. Rockets Picks, Odds & Prediction – January 15th

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Nikola Jokic leads the Denver Nuggets (24-15) into a home game against Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets (26-12) at Ball Arena on Wednesday beginning at 1 p.m. 9 p.m. ET.

The Nuggets are a slight 1.5 point favorite against the Rockets. The game’s over/under is set to 230.

The Nuggets are coming off a 118-99 win against the Mavericks in their last game on Tuesday. The Rockets won their last matchup 120-118 against the Grizzlies on Monday. Jamal Murray totaled 45 points, two rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets. In the Rockets’ victory, Jalen Green led the team with 42 points (who added three rebounds and four assists).

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Nuggets vs. Rockets Odds & Betting Lines

Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Nuggets -1.5 230 -120 +102

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Nuggets vs. Rockets Picks & Predictions

  • Choose ATS: Nuggets (-1.5)

  • Select OU: Below (230)

  • Forecast: Nuggets 115 – Rockets 113

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Nuggets betting info

  • The Nuggets have covered 19 times in 39 matchups with a spread this season.
  • When playing as at least 1.5-point favorites this season, Denver has a 12-15-1 ATS record.
  • A total of 24 of the Nuggets’ 39 games this season have hit overs.
  • Denver has compiled a 17-10 record in games when favored on the moneyline (winning 63% of those games).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, Nuggets has an implicit win probability of 54.5%.

Rockets Betting Info

  • The Rockets have covered 22 times in 38 games with a spread this year.
  • Houston has covered the spread five times this season (5-4 ATS) when playing as at least 1.5 point underdogs.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over 20 out of 38 times this season.
  • This season, Houston has won five of the 10 games in which it has been the underdog.
  • The implied probability of a Rockets win based on the moneyline is 49.5%.

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Statistics of Nuggets vs. Rockets

Nuggets rank Nuggets AVG Rockets AVG Rockets rank
3 120.3 Points scored 113.3 12
23 115.7 Points allowed 107.3 3
5 45.7 Rebounds 48.6 1
13 11 Off. Rebounds 14.5 1
28 11.8 3pt made 12.1 25
1 31.2 Assisting 22.1 29
13 13.7 Turnover 12.8 6

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Nuggets key players

Nuggets leaders
Name GP PTS ROPE ASST STL BLK 15:00
Nikola Jokic 34 30.6 13.2 9.9 1.8 0.6 2.1
Jamal Murray 33 19.8 3.9 6.0 1.5 0.6 2.2
Michael Porter Jr. 39 18.7 6.6 2.5 0.7 0.4 2.6
Christian Brown 38 13.4 4.7 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.9
Aaron Gordon 19 13.4 5.6 2.8 0.5 0.3 1.2

Rockets key players

Rocket leaders
Name GP PTS ROPE ASST STL BLK 15:00
Jalen Green 38 21.0 4.4 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.8
The Alpine Sengun 38 19.3 10.4 5.0 1.3 0.9 0.3
Fred VanVleet 36 15.0 4.1 6.0 1.6 0.5 2.5
Dillon Brooks 35 13.2 4.0 1.6 0.8 0.3 2.3
Amen Thompson 36 12.6 7.7 2.4 1.2 1.1 0.3

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