The 25-18 Denver Nuggets will be the road team when they face the 22-21 Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip time from Houston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The betting odds from this pro basketball game is lined at a pick with the over under coming in at 215 points. There has been no movement in the line since the odds came out a few hours ago.
The Nuggets and Rockets met back on November 7th with Denver posting the 93-87 road win as a +2 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 204 ½ points.
Denver is 9-15 straight up on the road this season. The Nuggets have won seven of their past nine games. They come off the 121-118 home overtime win against the Oklahoma City Thunder as a +1 point underdog. The total came in at over 208 ½ points. Denver shot over 48% from the field in the win and connected on 8 of 18 from three. They survived turning the ball over 24 times. The Nuggets win the game on the glass by pulling down 11 more rebounds than OKC. Corey Brewer came off the bench with 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting in the win. The Nuggets are a top five team in the league in points scored and offensive field goal shooting. They average 102 points a game along with 46.5% shooting.
The Rockets are 14-7 on their home court. They return home after a four game road trip. Seven of their past eight games have been played on the road. They break a seven game losing streak with a 100-94 road win on Monday to the Charlotte Bobcats as a -7 point betting favorite. The total landed under 208 ½ points. Houston overcomes an eleven point deficit at the half as they outscore Charlotte 26-13 in the fourth quarter. The Rockets survived a 39% shooting performance. They had seven more rebounds than the Bobcats and they held Charlotte to 42% shooting. James Harden led Houston with 29 points and seven assists with 19 of 21 from the free throw line. The Rockets are the 30th and last scoring defense in the NBA by allowing over 103 points a game.
