Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets NBA Picks: Western Conference rivals Houston and Denver will do battle tonight at the Pepsi Center in Colorado. The Nuggets will be looking to extend their lead in the Northwest this evening while the Rockets try to stay on the heels of the Mavericks in the Southwest. The game is scheduled to get underway at 9:00pm ET. NBA Picks at SPORTSBETTING.com have the Nuggets listed as a -8 against the spread home favorite.
The Rockets come into this evening's contest having won six of their last eight games overall and four of their last six road
games (8-6 on road this year). Houston hosted the Detroit Pistons at the Toyota Center last night and came away with a 107-96 victory. Former star Tracy McGrady made his first appearance for the Rockets since shortly before last season's All-Star game. McGrady, who underwent microfacture surgery on his knee earlier this year, played just eight minutes but he did connect on a three pointer in his season debut.
The win improved Houston's overall record to 14-10 and left them 3.5 games behind the streaking Mavericks in the Southwest division. The Rockets gained a game on the third place Spurs last night as San Antonio fell 104-116 in Phoenix.
The Nuggets continued their stellar play on Monday night, beating the Thunder 102-93 at the Pepsi Center to garner their 10th win in their last 13 games. Denver has been particulary strong at home this season, going 11-1 at the Pepsi Center, and the team has also played well against Western Conference opposition. The Nuggets are 9-2 against conference teams, winning by an average of 12.3 points per game.
Denver is 18-7 overall and in first place in the Northwest Division with a 3.5 game lead over the Utah Jazz. The Nuggets only home loss this season came on November 29th when they fell 100-106 to the lowly Timberwolves.
NBA Picks Betting Trend: Denver is 10-0 straight up and 7-3 against the spread in its last 10 games as a home favorite with a spread between 8 and 10.5.
SPORTSBETTING.com Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets NBA Picks – December 16th, 2009:
Houston Rockets +8 (-110), Over 207.5 (-110)
Denver Nuggets -8 (-110), Under 207.5 (-110)
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