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Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets
The Denver Nuggets and the Houston Rockets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -11-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
Houston lost its last outing, a 131-114 result against the Trail Blazers on February 26. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Denver was a 134-124 winner at home against the Clippers. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (258) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 43-19 SU,34-27-1 ATS
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 13 games
Houston:
Team record: 13-47 SU,22-35-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Next up:
Denver home to Memphis Friday, March 3
Houston home to Memphis Wednesday, March 1