Nikola Jokic Steals Prop is currently Over/Under 1.5 (+165/-205).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Nikola Jokic has posted 1.2 steals per game this year on the road, putting him among the NBA's leaders by this metric recently: 92nd percentile.
Nikola Jokic has played 33.4 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA: 91st percentile.
Favors Under
Nikola Jokic has averaged 2.6 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the highest-fouling players in the NBA (85th percentile).
The Denver Nuggets have played at the 2nd-most sluggish pace in the league over the last 10 games while playing on the road.
The Rockets have played at the 5th-most sluggish pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to reduce possessions for the Nuggets.
Nikola Jokic will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage usually reduces stat production in all stat categories.