NBA Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 02-01-2019, 22:00 EDT

Spread: Denver Nuggets -4.5

Total: +227

In this all-Western showdown between two squads sitting among the playoff places of the conference, the 6^th Houston Rockets, who saw a winning streak end and want to return to the winning ways, are visiting the 2^nd Denver Nuggets, who are looking to extend their current winning streak.

Rockets are 29-21 so far in the league and are sitting on the sixth place of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup they saw a 3-game victory streak end with a home defeat by New Orleans, 116-121. Nuggets are 35-15 so far in the league and are sitting on the 2^nd place of the Western conference. They are 6-1 in their last 7 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against New Orleans on the road, 105-99.

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Houston are led in scoring by James Harden with 36.3 ppg. He also adds 6.7 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 8.1 per game, while Clint Capela follows with 17.6 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 12.6 boards per game but he is injured and unavailable. Eric Gordon adds 16.3 ppg. Denver are led in scoring by by Nikola Jokic with 20.1 ppg. He also leads the team both in rebounding with 10.4 and in assists made with 7.7 per game, while Jamal Murray follows with 18.5 ppg, adding 4.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game but he is injured and unavailable. Gary Harris adds 14.8 ppg and 3 rebounds.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams this season while Houston leading 2-0 wins. They won at home with a 125-113 score and on the road 99-109. Denver are 22-4 at home, while Houston are 10-13 on the road. Houston have a better offense with 112.3 ppg to Denver’s 111.5, while Denver have a better defense, allowing 105.8 to Houston’s 110.9 ppg. Denver have a better accuracy both from the field (47% to 44.4%) and from behind the arc (35.4% to 34.5%). They also dish more assists (27.2 to 20.8) and grab more rebounds per game (46.9 to 41.9), while both squads are almost equal in turnovers committed (13 to 13.3). Denver are the absolute favorite at home as they have been extremely effective all season long and expect them to continue to do so tonight.

Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction: Denver Nuggets -4.5 (-109)