The Denver Nuggets will hit the road to face the Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game set for Saturday night. <br /> <br />Start time from Houston is slated for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel. <br /> <br />The NBA point spread from this contest has the home side Houston Rockets favored by –8 points with a total lined at 210 1/2 points. <br /> <br />Denver has won two straight to move level on the season at 4-4 after a 117-113 home victory to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a +2 point underdog. The game finished at over 209 ½ points. <br /> <br />The Nuggets shot 48.5% from the floor and made 7 of 20 from three. Wilson Chandler came off the bench for 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting. On defense Denver allowed Minnesota 48.9% shooting but just 6 of 22 from three point line. <br /> <br />Houston is 6-4 on the season after a 109-106 road victory on Thursday to the New York Knicks as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 206 ½ points. <br /> <br />The Rockets shot 45.6% from the floor and made 9 of 28 from three. The team had seven more rebounds than the Knicks. James Harden had 36 points and 9 rebounds on 9 of 17 shooting. On defense Houston allowed the Knicks 43.7% shooting with 8 of 20 from beyond the arc. The Rockets shot 17 more rebounds and sank 38 of 44 from the charity stripe.
