Monday night's meeting between the Lakers and the Kings will feature a battle of the bottom feeders of the Western Conference. The Kings have lost six of their last seven, but come in as a favorite on their home court tonight. I've got my eye on the total here, as I think we'll see two struggling offenses have trouble reaching this big number.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - These teams have failed to reach the total in five of the last eight head to head meetings in this series. The Kings have seen the total go under in five of their last seven games versus a team with a losing record.

2. Injuries - There's a lot of missing firepower for both teams, with DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Darren Collison out for Sacramento, and Jeremy Lin, Nick Young and Wesley Johnson out for the Lakers.

3. X-Factor - The Lakers are coming off a double-digit loss, and they've seen the total go under is 14-5-1 in Lakers last 20 such situations.

Selection: This is a play on the Lakers@Kings to go UNDER the total(10*)