Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets NBA Betting Tips and Best Bets

Mar 4, 2022

Nuggets vs. Rockets Betting Picks & Predictions

Denver is a double-digit favorite against Houston when Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets (36-26) and Christian Wood’s Rockets (15-47) meet on March 4, 2022. The line has the Nuggets favored by 13.5 points. The matchup’s point total is 234. Find more below on the Nuggets vs. Rockets betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Nuggets vs. Rockets Betting Line

Nuggets vs Rockets Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Nuggets -13.5 – – 234 -110 -110 -1196 733

Nuggets vs. Rockets Game Info

  • Game Day: Friday, March 4, 2022
  • Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Arena: Ball Arena

Computer Predictions for Nuggets vs. Rockets

Computer picks for Nuggets vs Rockets
ATS Over/Under Score Prediction
Under (234) Rockets 119 Nuggets 103

Nuggets vs. Rockets Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, Denver was 34-36-0 last year.
  • The Nuggets had no wins ATS (0-3) as a 13.5-point favorite or more last year.
  • There were 39 Denver games (out of 72) that went over the total last year.

    • Denver Nuggets Leaders

  • Nikola Jokic paced his team in points (26.4), rebounds (10.8) and assists (8.3) per game last year, shooting 56.6% from the floor and 38.8% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game. Defensively, he averaged 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks.
  • Michael Porter Jr. posted 19.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game last season. Defensively, he put up 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
  • Jamal Murray posted 21.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per contest last season.
  • Will Barton posted 12.7 points, 3.2 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game last year.
  • Jeff Green averaged 11.0 points, 1.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game last season.

    • Denver Nuggets Season Stats

    Stat Rank
    Field Goal % 47.4 4
    Opp. Field Goal % 46.5 22
    Rebounds Per Game 44.1 20
    Opp. Rebounds Per Game 42.7 5
    Turnovers Per Game 13.8 24
    Opp. Turnovers Per Game 12.6 21

    Rockets vs. Nuggets Betting Trends

  • Houston’s record against the spread is 25-36-1.
  • The Rockets have an ATS record of 3-1 as 13.5-point underdogs or greater.
  • Houston has played 62 games this year, and 35 of them have hit the over.

    • Houston Rockets Leaders

  • The Rockets’ leader in scoring and rebounding is Christian Wood with 17.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
  • Houston’s assist leader is Jae’Sean Tate with 3.1 per game. He also records 12.6 points per game and adds 5.5 rebounds per game.
  • Tate (1.0 steal per game) is the steal leader for Houston while Wood (0.9 blocks per game) is the block leader.

    • Houston Rockets Season Stats

    Stat Rank
    Field Goal % 45.0 23
    Opp. Field Goal % 48.3 30
    Rebounds Per Game 42.2 30
    Opp. Rebounds Per Game 45.6 21
    Turnovers Per Game 16.0 30
    Opp. Turnovers Per Game 13.4 10

    Nuggets and Rockets Injury Report

    Nuggets: Zeke Nnaji: Day To Day (Knee), Vlatko Cancar: Out (Foot), Michael Porter Jr.: Out (Back), Jamal Murray: Out (Knee)
      Rockets: Usman Garuba: Out (Wrist), Dennis Schroder: Day To Day (Ankle)

    Betting Tips for Nuggets vs. Rockets

    After digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet against the spread is Nuggets (-13.5). Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 234 points, with the teams finishing with a final score of Nuggets 119, Rockets 103 when it’s sorted out on the court.

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