It's easy to think this total is too low judging by this past Sunday when the two teams met in Brooklyn and the Nets won, 120-112. But a look inside that game reveals the Nets made 19 of 38 3-point shots. That's 50 percent from long range. The Nets hoist a lot of shots from beyond the arc with their helter-skelter offense, but they rarely connect ranking 24th in 3-point percentage at 34.6 percent.

So I see far fewer points being scored in this quick rematch at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks aren't going to the playoffs. But their intensity should be up here after losing to their arch rival. The Knicks just held Indiana to 81 points two days ago. That was the Pacers' lowest point total of the season. So the Knicks are capable of strong defense. The Pacers average just one point fewer per game than the Nets, who rank 13th in scoring at 105.7.

Brooklyn is the worst defensive team in the league. However, the Knicks are likely to be without their second-leading scorer, Kristaps Porzingis. He suffered a thigh injury against the Pacers. The Knicks probably don't want to rush their future franchise player back into the lineup in a lost season.

The Nets have an injury, too, that could hurt their offense. Shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick, the Nets' third-leading scorer, is questionable due to a sore hamstring.

Both teams played this past Tuesday. It's interesting to note that the under has cashed the past eight times the Knicks have played on one day's rest and the under is 17-7-2 the last 26 times the Nets have played with one day's rest.