The Minnesota Timberwolves look to level their series against the Steph Curry-less Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
The pregame narrative: Curry exited Game 1 with a hamstring injury and will be re-evaluated in a week. Minnesota is a heavy favourite to win at home as superstar Anthony Edwards looks to break out of a dreadful shooting slump.
Check out my Warriors vs. Timberwolves SGP predictions for Game 2 on May 8, featuring Edwards and Jimmy Butler.
Warriors vs. Timberwolves predictions
Parlay: Warrios +15.5 | Butler 8+ rebounds | Edwards 3+ threes (+340)
Warriors +15.5 (-215): Golden State’s chances to win this series took a massive hit with Curry’s injury, but I think the team can remain competitive.
The Warriors’ defence has been playing on another level, holding opponents to 102.0 PPG in the playoffs. They put the clamps on Edwards and Co. in Game 1, as the T-Wolves scored just 88 points on 39.5% shooting (17.2% from deep).
I expect a response from Minnesota, but believe Golden State can pull its opponent into the mud tonight.
The T-Wolves have only covered this spread in one postseason game — their postseason opener against the Los Angeles Lakers — and are 4-16 vs. a -15.5 spread in their last 20.
NBA SGP legs
Butler 8+ rebounds (+128): It’s officially Butler’s time to shine. The veteran small forward has willed teams to the NBA Finals before, and is capable of playing huge minutes and stuffing the stat sheet.
- Butler had 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in Game 1.
- He’s cleared this line in three straight games, playing 40-plus minutes in each contest.
Golden State is an undersized team, meaning Butler is key in the rebounding battle. Minnesota had the 10th-best rebounding rate during the regular season, but that doesn’t worry me.
Butler averaged 8.54 rebounds per 48 minutes against the Houston Rockets in Round 1, and they had the best rebounding rate during the regular season.
Edwards 3+ threes (-275): Edwards is in a bad place right now, shooting a combined 1-for-16 from deep in his last two games, but the greats don’t stay down for long.
The dynamic shooting guard had a dynamite season from beyond the arc, averaging the second-most makes (4.1) and attempts (10.3) per game.
Throughout the regular season and playoffs, he is 65-20 against this line.
Edwards had cleared this line in six straight games against the Warriors before Game 1, shooting a combined 24-for-53 from deep (45.2%).
Warriors vs. Timberwolves predictions made at 10:00 a.m. ET 05/08/2025.
Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.