Houston Rockets – Denver Nuggets Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 23.03.2025
The Houston Rockets are aiming to make it 10 wins in a row as they host the Denver Nuggets this Sunday at Toyota Center. Who wins the 2nd meeting of the season between the two teams?
The Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets meet on 23.03.2025, in what will be their 2nd of three regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at the Toyota Center (Houston) with the home team Rockets being slightly favored to win this game.
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Houston Rockets |
Sun, 23.03.2025, 19:00 |
Denver Nuggets |
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4/5 |
13/1 |
5/4 |
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Expert Tip |
HOU Rockets -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets: Current situation
Can anyone stop the Houston Rockets? That is the question many people are asking themselves after their latest win at Miami on Friday. The win streak has now reached 9 games in a row, as a result they now have a 2-game cushion in the standings over the 3rd seeded Lakers and Nuggets. What makes this run even more impressive is the fact that the Rockets have the 9th hardest remaining schedule in these next 11 games.
Denver is right behind them in terms of opponent strength, so it would be good if the Nuggets got their star players Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray back. The duo has been rested for the past 3 games, without them the reserves just couldn’t match-up against the Lakers and Blazers. Over the past 4 games Denver now has just 1 win, they’ve slipped all the way down to the 4th seed in the West standings.
Houston Rockets Stats & Form
Fred VanVleet went deep into his bag as he carried the Houston Rockets to an impressive 102-98 road win against the Miami Heat. VanVleet drained 9 of 11 threes attempted in the win, in what was one of his best games of the season. Defensively though, the Rockets forced Miami to make 20 turnovers in the game which resulted in 24 points scored. What Ime Udoka is doing right now with this young and inexperienced roster is quite remarkable.
Denver Nuggets Stats & Form
It’s hard to put much weight in the last 2 results by the Nuggets who have been resting their two main stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. The Joker didn’t suit up in Friday’s game at Portland, without him the Nuggets just didn’t look right. However, there were some positives to take away from that loss as Aaron Gordon continued to play well following a return from injury, Russell Westbrook also had an encouraging 18 points, but he turned the ball over a whopping 9 times.
Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets: Head-to-Head
The two teams have met once this season so far, with the Rockets topping the Nuggets 128-108 back in mid-January at Ball Arena. It was their 5th win in 6 meetings, during this stretch Denver has failed to cover the spread. In games played at Toyota Center the Rockets have a record of 15 wins and just 4 losses over the past 19 games.
Houston Rockets – Denver Nuggets Odds
Backing the in-form Rockets gets you odds of 4/5 here, while if you like the Nuggets to come out on top, you can back them at 5/4 odds.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Houston Rockets -3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Denver Nuggets +3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets (23.03.2025)
The outcome if this game depends on whether or not the Nuggets have 3-time MVP Nikola Jokic at their disposal. After not suiting up for the last 3 games, the Joker is expected back in the line-up any day now. He missed the Nuggets first game of the season against Houston, DeAndre Jordan started in his place and finished the game with 0 point scored in 23 minutes of action. Against Alperen Sengun I am expecting Jokic to dominate, the last 10 meetings have seen him average 26 points, 13.6 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. Would that be enough to end this win streak that the Rockets are on? It is difficult to say. No team in the NBA has had a defensive rating as good as the Rockets have over the last 9 games, they’re also 7th best in the NBA on offense scoring 120.2 points per 100 possessions. Unlike many other teams in the NBA they’ve been able to stay healthy for the last couple of weeks so it’s not surprising they’ve been able to string together their longest win streak of the season. This team has just the perfect mixture of young and experienced players, who are taking turns leading the team against different opponents. Overall, the experience is on the Nuggets side here, but Houston has had the better head-to-head record lately. Because of that we recommend sticking with the in-form Rockets here. Back Houston to cover at home.
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Expert Tip |
HOU Rockets -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app