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It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the Houston Rockets (26-12) and Denver Nuggets (24-15) are set to square off at the Ball Arena in Denver.
The Rockets have won four in a row lately by defeating the Grizzlies Monday Night at home. Jalen Green led Houston with a game-high 42 points. Denver has also won four in a row. Last night the Nuggets defeated the Mavericks in Dallas, 118-99. Jamal Murray had his 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 are 7-3 in their last ten home games.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.
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Game details about: Rockets vs. Nuggets today
- Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Time: 9:00 PM EST
- Place: Dance Arena
- City: Denver, CO
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Game odds for Rockets vs Nuggets
Latest odds from Wednesday:
- Odds: Rockets (-136), Nuggets (+115)
- Spread: Rockets -2.5
- Over/Under: 232 points
That gives the Rockets an implied team point total of 116.72 and the Nuggets 115.42.
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Expert picks and predictions for the game Rockets vs. Wednesday nuggets
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the Rockets in this one: Houston Rockets +1
“The rested and tested Rockets are catching the Nuggets in the perfect spot to pull off an upset. The road team would make a slight favorite here.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.
After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Rockets & Nuggets game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a Moneyline play.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an ATS game on the Denver Nuggets at +2.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an UNDER play with the game total of 232.
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Important stats, trends and knowledge to know before Rockets vs. Nuggets Wednesday
- Rockets are 7-3 in their last 10 road games
- OVER is 14-11 in Rockets matchups against Western Conference teams this season
- 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
If you’re looking for more trends and key stats on the spread, moneyline and total for each game on today’s schedule, check out our NBA’s top trending tool on NBC Sports!
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