The Houston Rockets host the Denver Nuggets, Monday Feb 14, as Houston looks to avoid dropping three straight at home. The Nuggets lead the Rockets 3-2 SU in their last five meetings. NBA oddsmakers have the Rockets as -2.5 point home favorites over the Nuggets with the over/under set at 221 points. Be sure to check Nuggets vs Rockets NBA Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
The Nuggets (31-24) (22-7 V) have dropped six of their last ten games including four of five away from home. The Nuggets wasted another superb effort from Anthony on Sunday. He scored 28 points at Memphis, but they squandered a 17-point, third-quarter lead en route to a 116-108 defeat. "We were up 17 and should have put it away," Anthony said. "Anytime you're up 17 and you don't win, you're disappointed." Anthony is averaging 34.2 points over the last six games, but Denver (31-24) has only won two of them. Denver is currently sixth in the Western Conference, but only 1 1/2 games ahead of the ninth-place Grizzlies. The Nuggets' star was superb at home against the Rockets (25-30) last Monday. He matched his career high of 50 points, but Denver failed to capitalize and fell 108-103 at home. Anthony is averaging 38.0 points over his last five meetings with the Rockets. Denver won three of those games. A healthy Chauncey Billups could also make a difference against Houston. The point guard left last week's matchup late in the first quarter with a left knee strain. He returned Thursday, scoring 30 points and getting his ninth assist on Arron Afflalo's buzzer-beater to clinch a 121-120 win over Dallas.
The Rockets (25-30) (14-12 H) have won five of their last ten games, but have back to back losses on home court. Kyle Lowry picked up some of the scoring slack against the Mavs, finishing with 26 points to go with eight assists. Lowry wasn't nearly as productive versus Denver, scoring 11 points but missing 8 of 9 field-goal attempts. Kevin Martin helped the Rockets counter Anthony last week, totaling 37 points and seven assists against the Nuggets. The guard was held to 17 points Saturday. The Rockets are last in the Southwest Division and failed to build on last week's win over Denver, losing 112-108 to Minnesota on Tuesday and 106-102 to the Mavericks on Saturday. Both of those defeats came at home, where Houston has dropped seven of its last 11. "I don't care how many games we have left, or what our record is," coach Rick Adelman said. "You've got to try to continue to succeed and get better as an individual, and as a team, and that's what we have to do."
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Road team is 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Underdog is 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Nuggets are 2-8-2 ATS in their last 12 Monday games.
- Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
- Nuggets are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Southwest.
Nuggets vs Rockets
When: Monday, Feb 14, 8:30 PM ET
Pick: Rockets -2.5
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The Bottom Line: With Billups back, they should get the victory against the struggling Rockets. Be sure to check Nuggets vs Rockets Basketball Point Spreadsand get your predictions in early.
