Denver Nuggets (5-3) vs. Houston Rockets (7-3)
November 9, 2026 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Rockets -8.5; Over/Under: 217.5
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The Denver Nuggets invade the Toyota Center to do battle with the Houston Rockets on Monday night.
Denver Nuggets Betting Preview
The Denver Nuggets are starting to heat up now as they’ve won four of their past five games and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after taking down the Pacers in a 114-102 win in Mexico City on Saturday. Nikola Jokic led the team with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, Cameron Johnson added 18 points on eight of 12 shooting while Jamal Murray tallied 16 points with eight assists and six rebounds. As a team, the Nuggets shot 46 percent from the field and just 10 of 35 from the 3-point line as they caught fire with 37 points in the second quarter to open up a 27-point lead. However, it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing from that point as the Nuggets fell asleep and saw their lead get cut to just seven points before they rallied late to win by double digits.
Houston Rockets Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets look like they have cooled off from their hot start to the season as they are now on a two-game losing streak after falling just short to the struggling Suns in a 102-99 road defeat on Saturday. Kevin Durant led the team with 21 points and 10 rebounds on five of 14 shooting, Amen Thompson added 17 points with four blocks, Fred VanVleet scored 16 points while Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr each scored 15 points. As a team, the Rockets shot just 38 percent from the field and 10 of 35 from the 3-point line as they restricted the Suns to just 12 points in the second quarter to overcome an early 19-point deficit, but with the scores tied late in the fourth quarter, the Rockets went ice cold and scored just four points in the final 3:47 to allow the Suns off the hook in the end.
Denver v Houston Free Prediction
The Nuggets are still missing Julian Strawther with Cameron Johnson, DeMar DeRozan, Christian Braun, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic all listed as questionable, while the Rockets have ruled out Clint Capela and Steven Adams again.
This is definitely a game to check just before tipoff given the number of Nuggets players holding a questionable tag at the moment, but the Rockets have opened as heavy favorites at home and this could be a real gift for them after suffering two losses in a row. The Rockets have a couple injuries of their own, but even if the Nuggets are only missing two or three players, I have the Rockets getting a much needed win and cover at home in this spot behind big games from Durant and Sengun.
