New York at Toronto

I had the first-half OVER in Toronto's last game and it cashed comfortably, part of a 103-85 final that blew well past the posted total. Toronto is already surrendering 94 points a night, the worst mark in the league, and that was before Marina Mabrey, Aneesah Morrow and Brittney Sykes all landed on the injury list. Sandy Brondello is now working with an even thinner rotation against a New York team that's won two straight and is scoring efficiently doing it. The Liberty don't need pace to clear this number. They need Toronto's defense to break down for a stretch of the first two quarters, which is exactly what's happened in this building all week, five losses running with the scoreboard tilting away from Toronto early. New York gets good, clean looks against a defense that hasn't held a line for a full half all season. Take the first-half OVER this afternoon.