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. This matchup is at 5 p.m. ET on SCHN, ALT, and NBA TV.
The Rockets take on the Nuggets in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The Rockets are favored by only 1 point against the Nuggets. The matchup features an over/under of 237.5.
Rockets vs. Nuggets betting odds
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Spread: Houston -1Total: 237.5Moneyline: Houston -112, Denver -107
Rockets at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (+ 1)Pick OU:
Over (237.5)Prediction:
Nuggets 120 – Rockets 118MoneylineThe Rockets have gone 15-7 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 68.2% of those games).Houston has gone 15-7 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -112 or shorter (winning 68.2%).Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 52.8%.This season, the Nuggets have been the underdog three times and won two of those games.Denver has a record of 2-1 when it is set as the underdog by -107 or more by bookmakers this season.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 51.7% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 121.1 points per game the Rockets put up are just 4.9 more points than the Nuggets allow (116.2).Houston is 11-4 against the spread and 11-4 overall when scoring more than 116.2 points.Denver is 15-9 against the spread and 19-5 overall when it scores more than 112.1 points.Houston is 14-7 against the spread and 16-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 125.6 points.The Rockets are the NBA’s third-ranked scoring team (121.1 PPG), while the Nuggets rank 15th in points per game allowed (116.2) in the league.Denver’s squad is currently the highest-scoring team in the NBA (125.6 PPG), while Houston’s team is third in points allowed per game (112.1).The Rockets have scored a total of 217 more points than their opponents this year (an average of nine per game), and the Nuggets have out-scored opponents by 245 points on the season (9.4 more per game).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this year is 1.2 fewer points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (118.8 implied points on average compared to 120 implied points in this game).So far this season, Houston has scored more than 120 points 13 times.Denver’s average implied point total on the season (122.3 points) is 4.3 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (118 points).How to watch Rockets vs. NuggetsGame day: Saturday, December 20, 2025Game time: 5 p.m. ETLocation: Denver, ColoradoArena: Ball ArenaTV channel: Space City Home NetworkLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo