Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 12/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Houston Rockets (9-9) are traveling to Ball Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets (14-8).

The Rockets took the court against the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 110-101 in their last contest. Houston walked away from the game with a 48.2% field goal percentage (40 out of 83) and knocked down 15 of their 33 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 53 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 28 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding the defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 42.5% from the floor on 37 of 87 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 22 assists and had 14 steals in this contest. Additionally, Oklahoma City totaled 30 boards (4 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Oklahoma City finished the game at 79.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 24 tries. They also made 8 out of their 29 tries from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Rockets walked away with 16 and the Thunder recorded 21 fouls.

Dillon Brooks is a player who was a factor for the contest. He racked up 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. Brooks finished the game shooting 52.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Houston heads into this one with a win-loss record of 9-9 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.0 fouls per game. As a team, Houston is snagging 44.4 rebounds per game and has earned 474 dimes for the season, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (225 of 618) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They average 110.1 points per outing (26th in the league) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the Rockets are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They concede 32.8% on shots from distance and they are 2nd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (106.9). The Rockets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.3% (685 of 1,546) and they surrender 43.5 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists with 413 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 111-102 when they played the Clippers. The Nuggets were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Clippers had 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.9%. Regarding three-point attempts, Denver made 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). Overall, the Nuggets finished 41 out of 98 from the floor which had them at 41.8%. The Nuggets permitted the Clippers to bury 40 of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 44.4% from three-point range by going 12 of 27 and ended up shooting 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Denver allowed Los Angeles to get 51 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound. Murray had 23 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and totaled 6 dimes for this game.

Denver has a mark of 14-8 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are shooting 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. Denver has tallied 2,507 points on the season (114.0 per game) and they pull in 44.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 30.0 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per game. The Nuggets are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.8% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 110.5. They have forced 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (13th in the league). The Denver defense surrenders 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (241 of 661) and opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.0 dimes and 42.9 boards every game, which is ranked 10th and 9th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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