My 10* NORTHWEST DIVISION TOTAL OF THE MONTH is on the under between the Wolves and the Nuggets at 10:00 EST. There are a few key reasons why I believe this will be a defensive battle, rather than a high-scoring shootout here in Denver on Tuesday night between these Western Conference opponents. The end of the regular-season is just around the corner and these two teams are wrapping up their four-game season series, with Minnesota having take the first three. Most recently the Wolves won 115-95 as 1.5-point road dogs on March 12th. Minnesota's defense has looked grat, most recently beating the Pistsons 123-104 in a heated affair. Denver is coming off a dominant defensive performance as well that leads me to believe it can carry that confidence over here, beating Utah by a score of 129-93. The T-Wolves are a bit short-handed offensively here as well, with Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo out with injury. All of these factors add up to produce a lower-scoring under in my opinion.