Houston at Denver

Houston is in double revenge as Denver has won the first two meetings this season, 105-85 on Oct. 28th and 107-98 on Nov. 13th. The Rockets are a better team than earlier in the season winning five of their last six games, including a 126-97 pounding of the Lakers on Saturday. James Harden poured in 30 points for the Rockets, who made 15 three-pointers, and Dwight Howard added 18 points along with 12 rebounds. The Rockets shot 52.2 percent from the field and held the Lakers to 39.8 percent. Denver had to go overtime to beat Minnesota 111-108 on Friday as Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points, including nine in overtime. The Nuggets are 0-5-1 ATS after allowing 100-plus points in their previous game and 2-5-1 ATS following a win. Meanwhile, the Rockets are 5-1 ATS after scoring 100 or more points and have covered the spread in five of their last six games overall. Look for Houston to avenge its earlier losses to the Nuggets. Play the Rockets.