The Denver Nuggets (18-6) will try to stop a four-game home losing streak when squaring off versus the Houston Rockets (16-6) on Monday, December 15, 2025 at Ball Arena, airing at 9:30 p.m. ET on Peacock, ALT, and SCHN.
The Nuggets are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Rockets. The game features a point total of 233.5.
Nuggets vs. Rockets betting odds
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Spread: Denver -1.5Total: 233.5Moneyline: Denver -114, Houston -104
Rockets at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (- 1.5)Pick OU:
Over (233.5)Prediction:
Nuggets 119 – Rockets 117MoneylineThe Nuggets have won 77.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (17-5).Denver has a record of 17-5 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -114 or shorter (winning 77.3%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nuggets’ implied win probability is 53.3%.The Rockets have split the two games they’ve played as underdogs this season.This season, Houston has won one of its two games when it is the underdog by at least -104 on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 51.0% chance to win.Against the spreadThe Nuggets put up 15.1 more points per game (125.5) than the Rockets give up (110.4).When Denver puts up more than 110.4 points, it is 14-9 against the spread and 18-5 overall.When it scores more than 115.9 points, Houston is 11-2 against the spread and 11-2 overall.Denver has an ATS record of 14-3 and a 16-1 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 120.6 points.The Nuggets are the league’s highest-scoring team (125.5 PPG), while the Rockets allow the rank second in points per game (110.4) in NBA play.Houston is the NBA’s fifth-ranked offense (120.6 PPG), while Denver is the 13th-ranked defense (115.9).The Nuggets have totaled 231 more points than their opponents this season (9.6 per game on average), and the Rockets have scored 225 more points than their opponents (10.2 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Denver this season is 122.4 points, 4.4 more points than its implied total of 118 points in Monday’s game.This season, Denver has put up more than 118 points in 20 games.The 118.5-point average implied total on the season for Houston is 2.5 more points than the team’s 116-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Nuggets vs. Rockets