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Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets
The Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -8-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 220.5.
Denver lost its last outing, a 111-102 result against the Clippers on December 06. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 213 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Rockets were a 110-101 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Thunder. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (211) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 9-9 SU,11-5-2 ATS
Houston is 11-2-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Houston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games
Denver:
Team record: 14-8 SU,8-13-1 ATS
Denver is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games
Denver is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games
Next up:
Houston home to San Antonio Monday, December 11
Denver at Atlanta Monday, December 11