NBA : Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets Odds & Prediction

Game Info: April 13, 2025 3:30PM EDT @ Toyota Center

Denver has demonstrated signs of dominance by capturing quality victories behind a balanced offensive attack and solid defense. On the other hand, the Rockets have been up and down, with some impressive underdog victories under their belt-and heavy losses as well. Young legs will stomp on the Toyota Center floor, bringing intensity into both teams’ most competitive games. The playoff implications grow, and expect both sides to play their best as it could be a game that defines momentum.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Nuggets 1.24 , Rockets 4.27

Spread: Nuggets -9.5 , Rockets +9.5

Over/Under: 233.5

Team Recent Performance

Denver Nuggets

Just as on April 12, where they were 7-point favorites over the Memphis Grizzlies, they easily scored 117 without going over the total scores of 245.5. Two days before that, they got a win that fell into his book on April 10 because they beat the Kings as 4.5 favorites at home for a good two-team score of 124-116 and went over the 234.5 total. High-scoring contest on April 7 at Denver when they lost to the Pacers 125-120 as 6-point favorites and where they were able to cause the total to go over 238.5. If the Warriors have 3 points, they beat them 118-104 on April 5 and go lower than 237. Lastly, Nuggets crashed into Spurs 113-106 above 2.5 points but flat under 229 on April 3.

Houston Rockets

It happened that on April 12 the Rockets went down at the Lakers venue by 140-109 as a 14-point underdog. The game turned out to be over at 228.5. That same year, on April 10, they went down in the struggling fight against LA Clippers 134-117 as a 10.5-point underdog and that was again over 221. Houston managed to beat the Warriors 106-96 as underdogs at 5.5 points last April 7, going under 225.5. They did it again on April 5 by beating the thunder with an upset score of 125-111 while being underdogs at 6 points, making it over 227.5. Finally, on the score of 143-105, Rockets defeated Jazz April 3 as favorites by 15.5 points, easily covering the spread and going over 227.5. That short stretch turned into 3-2 in five games.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The two teams, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets, are even-steven and have similar records of 5-5 each. Spread-wise, Denver made a record of 4-5-1, while a slight edge goes over to Houston, at 5-4-1. Moreover, both teams sit at 5-5 as far as the over/under results are concerned. Both the Nuggets and the Rockets average 113.9 and 113.8 points per game respectively. Denver also leads in halftimes at 59.9 to 56.8. The shooting efficiency favors the Nuggets at 48.98% against the Rockets’ 46.86%. Rebounding is almost equal at 43.7 versus 43.2. In three-points, Houston is successfully scoring 128 makes as against that of Denver, which was only 125. The Rockets have a slight edge on defensive statistics with an average of 6.6 steals against the Nuggets’ 5.9.

Team Injuries Update

Denver Nuggets

DaRon Holmes (SF, Achilles) is out.

Houston Rockets

Jae’Sean Tate (SF, ankle) is out.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Denver Nuggets will win and cover the spread with the total going over 233.5.

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