NBA Best Bets: Nuggets vs. Rockets Picks for January 15
Published 3:33 am Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Denver Nuggets (24-15) will try to continue a four-game winning streak when they host the Houston Rockets (26-12) at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 as 1.5-point favorites. The Rockets have also won four games in a row.
Hoping to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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Nuggets vs. Rockets 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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Nuggets vs. Rockets Best Bets
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Nikola Jokic Over 28.5 PTS
- The 30.6 points Nikola Jokic has scored per game this season is 2.1 more than his prop bet over/under set for Wednesday (28.5).
- Jokic is 18-for-39 at scoring more than his points prop total this season.
- The Nuggets are at the third spot in the NBA’s scoring rankings (120.3 points per game), while the Rockets concede the third-lowest amount of points (107.3 per game).
- Denver has a 24-9 record when finishing with more points than 107.3.
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Alperen Sengun Over 21.5 PTS
- Alperen Sengun’s 19.3 points per game are 2.2 less than Wednesday’s over/under.
- Sengun has had a points prop in 39 games this season, and has exceeded the total 17 times.
- Houston’s squad is currently the 12th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (113.3 points per game), while Denver is 23rd in points conceded (115.7 per game).
- Houston is 16-1 when scoring more points than 115.7.
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Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 1.5)
- Denver has beaten the spread 19 times in 39 games.
- Houston has beaten the spread 22 times in 38 games.
- Against the spread as 1.5-point favorites or more, the Nuggets are 12-16.
- The Rockets are 6-4 as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
- The Nuggets and their opponents have combined to score more than 229.5 points in 24 of 39 games this season.
- The Rockets and their opponents have combined to score more than 229.5 points in 14 of 38 games this season.
- The average point total in Denver’s outings this year is 230.3, 0.8 more than this matchup’s over/under.
- Houston has a 222.2-point average over/under in its contests this season, 7.3 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Rockets are the league’s 18th-highest scoring team this season compared to the sixth-ranked Nuggets.
- The Nuggets are the NBA’s 18th-ranked scoring defense while the Rockets are the third-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Nuggets (-130)
- This season, the Nuggets have won 18 out of the 28 games, or 64.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Rockets have been victorious in five, or 45.5%, of the 11 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Denver has a record of 18-10, a 64.3% win rate, when it’s favored by -130 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This season, Houston has come away with a win three times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Nuggets have a 56.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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