Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets Preview & Picks
Houston are tipped to cover as a betting underdog.
The Rockets are winless on the road, but they are covering consistently and they do have two home wins over Denver this season.
- Houston Rockets are 10-2-0 ATS in their last 12 games
- 5 of Houston' 6 road losses have been by less than 7 points
- The Under has cashed in 7 of Houston's last 9 games
- The Under hit in both of the previous meetings this season
Head To Head
- Houston Rockets lead the all-time series 109-99
- Houston Rockets won 105-86 when the two teams last met on November 24
Houston Rockets Form
Houston went into Tuesday night’s game in Dallas on the back of a big win against Denver that took them to 8-6.
The Rockets hit a rich vein of form at the start of November as a 128-119 win against Charlotte sparked a six-game win streak that included a 107-104 victory over Denver.
That run was ended by a 106-100 defeat in LA Clippers, and they then remained in Los Angeles for a 105-104 defeat to the Lakers.
Houston’s losing skid hit three games as they were beaten 121-116 by Golden State, but a return home brought a return to winning ways.
The Rockets blew out Memphis, 111-91, and they backed that up with a 105-86 blowout of Denver.
Denver Nuggets Form
Denver come into this matchup have won back-to-back games to improve their record to 12-6.
The Nuggets won eight of their first nine games, but saw their form tail off during the second half of November.
They suffered back-to-back road defeats as they were beaten 115-110 in New Orleans and 121-109 at Cleveland.
Denver then failed to build on a 107-103 victory in Detroit as they then lost 124-119 at Orlando and 105-86 in Houston.
The Nuggets stopped the rot against San Antonio though, winning 132-120, and they followed that up with a 113-104 victory over the LA Clippers.