Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets odds, picks and predictions

Jess Root | Staff Writer

The Houston Rockets (9-9) take on the Denver Nuggets (14-8) on Friday. Tip-off from Ball Arena is 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Rockets vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Houston leads 2-1

The Rockets are coming off a 110-101 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday as 1.5-point underdogs. They had lost 3 games in a row before that, all on the road. They are winless on the road this season.

The Nuggets last played Wednesday on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers, losing 111-102 and failing to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs. They return home for 1 game after going 1-2 on their road trip.

Rockets at Nuggets odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:11 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rockets +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Nuggets -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Rockets +8.5 (-105) | Nuggets -8.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 220.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Rockets at Nuggets key injuries

Rockets

C Jock Landale (illness) out
G Victor Oladipo (knee) out
G Amen Thompson (G League assignment) out

Nuggets

G Jamal Murray (ankle) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Rockets at Nuggets picks and predictions

Prediction

Nuggets 124, Rockets 110

Moneyline

The Rockets are winless on the road this season at 0-8, while the Nuggets (-400) are 9-0 at home.

The Nuggets beat the Rockets 134-124 at Ball Arena on Nov. 29.

Those numbers alone combined with a healthy Nuggets lineup is why you shouldn't even consider the Rockets for the outright upset.

But betting the Nuggets on the moneyline isn't worth the action unless it is a leg of a parlay bet.

PASS.

Against the spread

The Rockets are 3-4-1 ATS on the road in their 8 losses. The Nuggets are 5-3-1 ATS at home.

The Nuggets have won 5 home games by 9 or more points.

The Rockets' last 2 road games have been 10-point losses.

BET NUGGETS -8.5 (-115).

Over/Under

The last meeting between these teams had 258 total points.

Houston has only 3 games in the last 10 with totals of 220 or more.

Three of the Nuggets' last 4 games have reached 220 points or more.

The Nuggets' last 4 wins over the Rockets have all had 220 or more points.

BET OVER 219.5 (-110).

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