Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Toyota Center in Houston

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The Denver Nuggets will take on the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center on Saturday night. Denver is 10-12 on the season, and ranks 11th in the Western Conference. The Nuggets are coming off a win over Miami on Wednesday night. Denver is 10-12 overall. For Houston, they are 16-5, but fifth in the Western Conference. The Rockets are 8-3 in home games, but coming off a road loss at Golden State.

The Houston Rockets are led in scoring by James Harden. The small forward is scoring 25.6 points per game, for a team that is scoring more than 98 per game. Houston ranks 4th in the league defensively, allowing teams to score 94.6 per game. The Rockets used 34 points from Harden, but it was not enough on Wednesday. Houston’s Dwight Howard is out for this game. Howard is the leading rebounder for Houston, with more than 11 per game.

For the Denver Nuggets, they rank 8th in the league with 103.5 points per game. Denver also is 4th in rebounds, with 45 per game. The top scorer for the Nuggets has been Ty Lawson, with 16 per game. Tyson Chandler was the top scorer in the win over the Heat, with 17 points. The Nuggets are the fourth worst defensive team in the NBA, as they are giving up 104.7 per game. Denver is without power forward Kenneth Fariad with an injury.

Denver Nuggets Betting Trends

Denver Nuggets are 10-11-1 Against the Spread

Denver Nuggets are 10-9-0 against the Over/Under

Houston Rockets Betting Trends

Houston Rockets are 12-9-1 Against the Spread

Houston Rockets are 6-16-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Denver Nuggets

12/12/14 C JaVale McGee Leg "?" Saturday vs. Houston
12/12/14 G Nate Robinson Back "?" Saturday vs. Houston
12/11/14 F Danilo Gallinari Knee out indefinitely
12/05/14 C Jusuf Nurkic Personal out indefinitely
11/25/14 G Randy Foye Quad out indefinitely

Houston Rockets

12/12/14 C Dwight Howard Knee "?" Saturday vs. Denver
12/12/14 G Isaiah Canaan Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Denver
12/12/14 F Kostas Papanikolaou Knee "?" Saturday vs. Denver
11/15/14 F Terrence Jones Leg out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Houston

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