The Denver Nuggets return home after back-to-back wins at the Dallas Mavericks to face the streaking Houston Rockets at the Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday morning. Both teams have won four straight games and sit near the top of the Western Conference standings. The Nuggets crushed the Mavs 118-99 on Tuesday evening, while the Rockets scrapped past the Memphis Grizzlies last time out. The matchup between these two in-form teams promises to be electric. The Houston Rockets are slight favorites ahead of the game.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: FuboTV (Watch for free), NBA League Pass
Venue: Ball Arena Denver
Date: 16.01.2025 05:00
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets (24-15) won a fourth consecutive victory and eight wins in ten with their 118-99 victory over Dallas. They welcomed back Kyrie Irving, who had missed five games with a back injury, and the veteran rejoined the party with 11 points. Jamal Murray scored 45 points for a season-best haul to lead Denver on the night. He hit 32 of those points in the first half. Michael Porter Jr. had 13 points, while former MVP Nikola Jokić had 10 and 14 rebounds. Denver had beaten Dallas by 11 points in the first back-to-back meeting on Sunday but topped the Mavs by 19 for a 3-1 season tally.
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The Houston Rockets (26-12), and second on the Western Conference standings, won a fourth straight victory and seventh from ten games with a rally to beat the Memphis Grizzlies last time out. Jalen Green tied his career-high points haul by scoring 42 points to lead the Rockets. In a nervy finish in Houston, the game was only made safe after Fred Vanvleet sunk two free throws with 2 seconds left. Houston had rallied from 12 down in the fourth, leveraging a 16-2 run to erase the deficit. Houston continued to stun the league with great performances, completing the double over the Grizzlies, who they had beaten 119-115 in Memphis five days ago.
Betting Odds
The Houston Rockets are 1.83 favorites on Bet365, while the Denver Nuggets are at 2.00 odds. The over 230 is at 1.762 on 1xbe, while the under is at 2.075 odds. The Denver Nuggets are 1.80 on the (+2.5) handicap on Betway, while the Rockets are at 1.99 to overcome the (-2.5) spread. Read more here.
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