The Denver Nuggets (20-6) will attempt to continue a six-game winning streak when hosting the Houston Rockets (16-8) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Ball Arena. It airs at 5 p.m. ET on SCHN, ALT, and NBA TV.
The Nuggets take on the Rockets in a game expected to be a tight matchup. The Nuggets are favored by just 1.5 points against the Rockets. The matchup’s over/under is set at 237.
Nuggets vs. Rockets betting odds
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Spread: Denver -1.5Total: 237Moneyline: Denver -119, Houston +100
Rockets at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (- 1.5)Pick OU:
Over (237)Prediction:
Nuggets 120 – Rockets 118MoneylineThe Nuggets have put together an 18-5 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 78.3% of those games).When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -119 or shorter, Denver has a record of 17-5 (77.3% win percentage).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nuggets have an implied win probability of 54.3%.The Rockets have split the two games they’ve played as underdogs this season.Houston has a record of 1-1 when it is set as the underdog by +100 or more by oddsmakers this season.The Rockets have a 50.0% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Nuggets record 13.5 more points per game (125.6) than the Rockets allow (112.1).Denver is 15-9 against the spread and 19-5 overall when scoring more than 112.1 points.When it scores more than 116.2 points, Houston is 11-4 against the spread and 11-4 overall.Denver’s record is 15-3 against the spread and 17-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 121.1 points.The Nuggets are the league’s highest-scoring team (125.6 PPG), while the Rockets allow the rank third in points per game (112.1) in NBA action.Houston is the NBA’s third-ranked offense (121.1 PPG), while Denver is the 15th-ranked defense (116.2).The Nuggets have totaled 245 more points than their opponents this season (9.4 per game on average), and the Rockets have scored 217 more points than their opponents (nine per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Denver this season is 122.3 points, 3.3 more points than its implied total of 119 points in Saturday’s game.This season, Denver has put up more than 119 points 22 times.The average implied point total on the season for Houston (118.8) is 0.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (118).How to watch Nuggets vs. RocketsGame day: Saturday, December 20, 2025Game time: 5 p.m. ETLocation: Denver, ColoradoArena: Ball ArenaTV channel: Altitude SportsLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo