Houston Rockets (1-7) vs. Denver Nuggets (4-4)
November 6, 2021 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Denver Nuggets -10.5; Over/Under: +218
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The Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets meet Saturday in NBA action at the Ball Arena. The Houston Rockets need a win to snap a six-game losing streak. The Denver Nuggets need a win to get a game above a .500 record.
The Houston Rockets are averaging 104.6 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 112.1 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Christian Wood is averaging 19.9 points and 12.5 rebounds, while Jalen Green is averaging 14.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. Eric Gordon is the third double-digit scorer and Kevin Porter Jr. is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Houston Rockets are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.3 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Rockets are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45 rebounds per game.
The Denver Nuggets are averaging 101.4 points on 47.4 percent shooting and allowing 99.4 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Nikola Jokic is averaging 25.1 points and 13.4 rebounds, while Will Barton is averaging 15.3 points and 4.1 rebounds. Aaron Gordon is the third double-digit scorer and Michael Porter Jr. is grabbing 6.9 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Nuggets are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44 rebounds per game.
The Rockets are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Rockets last 9 overall. The under is 4-0 in Nuggets last 4 overall. The Rockets are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Denver.
The Denver Nuggets are obviously the better team here, but they have yet to find their footing, and they’ve fallen short a few times through eight games. The Houston Rockets aren’t winning, and the offense comes and goes, but they’re a young, athletic team that competes and could easily have more than one victory. The Rockets just gave the Lakers and Suns all they could handle. Give me the Rockets and the boatload of points.
