The Denver Nuggets (18-6) will look to stop a four-game home losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (16-6) on Monday, December 15, 2025 at Ball Arena. The matchup airs at 9:30 p.m. ET on Peacock, ALT, and SCHN. For same-game parlay suggestions, check out the article below.
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Winning the spread, total and Alperen Sengun over 20.5 PTS parlay for the Rockets-Nuggets game earns $55.16 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below. Curious how each of those bets stacks up? Continue scrolling to find out.
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:15 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Rockets vs. Nuggets spread pickFavorite: Rockets (-1.5)Pick ATS: Nuggets +1.5 (Projected score: Nuggets 119, Rockets 117)Houston has 14 wins in 22 games against the spread this season.The Rockets’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 12-8.Denver has 14 wins in 24 games against the spread this season.The Nuggets have won once ATS (1-1) as a 1.5-point underdog or more this year.Rockets vs. Nuggets total pickTotal: 237.5Pick OU: Under 237.5 (Projecting 236.2 total points)Houston and its opponents have combined to score more than 237.5 points in six of 22 games this season.In 62.5% of Denver’s games this season (15/24), the teams combined to score more than Monday’s total of 237.5 points.The average amount of points in Rockets games this season is 228.5, which is 9.0 fewer than Monday’s total of 237.5.The 236.3 points per game average in Nuggets games this season is 1.2 more than this game’s over/under.Alperen Sengun points propPoints prop: OU 20.5Pick: Over (Projecting 21.1 points)The 23.0 points Alperen Sengun has scored per game this season is 2.5 more than his prop total set for Monday (20.5).In 20 games this season with a points prop total, Sengun has gone over the total 12 times.Rockets vs. Nuggets game info