NBA Same Game Parlay: Rockets vs. Nuggets – Saturday, Dec. 20

The Houston Rockets (16-8) will try to stop a four-game road losing streak when they square off against the Denver Nuggets (20-6) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Ball Arena. The contest airs at 5 p.m. ET on SCHN, ALT, and NBA TV. For same-game parlay suggestions, see the piece below.

Against the Nuggets, the Rockets are currently slim 1-point favorites. The over/under for the matchup has been set at 236.5.

Rockets vs. Nuggets: Odds and Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
• TV: SCHN, ALT, and NBA TV
• Live Stream: Fubo

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Rockets vs. Nuggets: Potential Same Game Parlay

Here's a potential Rockets-Nuggets same-game parlay you could take by betting on the spread, total and Amen Thompson over 17.5 points. Combining these three bets into a parlay pays out $62.78 on a $10 bet.

• Spread Pick: Rockets (-1)
• Total Pick: Over (236.5)

Rockets vs. Nuggets: Betting Insights

• The Rockets' 24 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 236.5 points nine times.
• Denver has played 17 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 236.5 points.
• These two teams score 246.7 points per game between them, 10.2 more than this game's total.
• Against the spread, the Rockets are 14-10-0 this year.
• The Nuggets are 16-10-0 against the spread this season.

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Alperen Sengun Points Prop Insights

• Sengun Points Prop: Over/Under 22.5
• The 23.7 points Alperen Sengun has scored per game this season is 1.2 more than his prop total set for Saturday (22.5).
• Sengun has gone up against a points prop bet in 22 games this season, and he's exceeded the total 13 times.

Rockets vs. Nuggets: Stat Comparison