Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 12/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Peacock

The Denver Nuggets (18-6) host the Houston Rockets (16-6) at Ball Arena on Monday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 115-113 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 22 and the Clippers accumulated 20 personal fouls. They converted 14 of their 38 attempts from 3-point range. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 80.8% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of 26 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 1 block. Los Angeles recorded 25 assists and had 15 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 39 of 78 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 51 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets converted 17 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Houston finished the game having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (43 of 93) and made 12 out of their 34 3-point shots.

Alperen Sengun is a player who came through in the game. Sengun ended up going 40.9% from the floor and recorded 5 assists. He played for 36 mins played and totaled 15 rebounds. He racked up 22 points on 9 of 22 shooting.

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Houston will play this contest with a win-loss record of 16-6 so far this season. They are averaging 120.6 points per outing (4th in the league) while connecting on 48.6% from the field. The Rockets are shooting 39.6% on three-point attempts (260 of 656) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is pulling in 48.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 558 dimes on the season, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Rockets are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 22.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.1% on three-point shots and they are 2nd in the NBA in opponents points per game (110.4). The Rockets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (887 of 1,938) and they surrender 37.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 535 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 136-105 against the Kings. Concerning rebounds, Denver allowed Sacramento to grab 38 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 28.9% from three-point range by going 11 of 38 and ended up shooting 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). The Nuggets allowed the Kings to make 39 out of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up shooting 52 out of 88 from the field which had them sitting at 59.1%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Denver knocked down 12 out of 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a clip of 69.0%. The Kings had 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Nuggets recorded 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the matchup. He buried 14 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Jokic earned 36 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 8 assists in this contest.

Denver has a record of 18-6 for the year. As an offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 51.7% from the field, which ranks 1st in the league. Denver has accounted for 3,012 points for the season (125.5 per game) and they collect 44.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.7 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game. The Nuggets commit 19.2 fouls every game and they go 82.0% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense concedes 33.9% on shots from distance (313 of 924) and their opposition knocks down 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.5 dimes and 40.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 16th and 4th in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.9. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (12th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver and under the total points

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