OK, at this high of a total I'll hold my nose and go under with these two teams. They just met Friday and the final scored totaled 226. But I see the Nuggets holding the Kings to fewer than 116 points unlike in the last meeting.

Nuggets coach Michael Malone knows the Kings well from having coached them and he was very unhappy with Denver's defense. He's astute enough to make proper adjustments especially against star center DeMarcus Cousins.

The Kings are the worst defensive team in the NBA. Denver, though, ranks 20th in scoring averaging 100.7 points per game and is 26th in field goal percentage. The Kings have been idle for the last three days so they could be rusty.