NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Nuggets Picks for January 15
Published 5:39 am Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Houston Rockets (26-12) take a four-game win streak into a road matchup with the Denver Nuggets (24-15), who have won four straight as well. The Nuggets are underdogs by just 1.5 points in the contest, which tips at 9:00 PM ET (on SCHN and ALT) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you make a wager on this matchup?
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Rockets vs. Nuggets Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: SCHN and ALT
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Rockets vs. Nuggets Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 1.5)
- Houston’s record against the spread is 22-16-0.
- Against the spread, Denver is 19-20-0 this season.
- Against the spread as 1.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 16-12.
- The Nuggets’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or more is 7-4.
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Pick OU:
Under (230.5)
- In 14 of 38 games this season, the Rockets and their opponents have scored more than 230.5 points.
- The Nuggets have combined with their opponents to score more than 230.5 points in 24 of 39 games this season.
- The average total in Houston’s contests this year is 222.2, 8.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Denver’s matchups this season is 230.3, 0.2 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Rockets are the 18th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Nuggets have scored the sixth-most points.
- This matchup features the league’s 18th-ranked (Nuggets) and third-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (+100)
- The Rockets have been favorites in 27 games this season and won 21 (77.8%) of those contests.
- The Nuggets have come away with six wins in the 11 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Houston has won 21 of its 27 games, or 77.8%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- This season, Denver has come away with a win five times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 54.5% chance to win.
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