This Western Conference showdown shifts to San Francisco on Saturday with the series knotted at 1-1.
The pregame narrative: Without Steph Curry, the Golden State Warriors were dismantled in Game 2. Curry remains out, making the Minnesota Timberwolves a road favourite for the first time this postseason.
Check out my Warriors vs. Timberwolves Game 3 prop picks for May 10, featuring plays on Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards and Brandin Podziemski.
Warriors vs. Timberwolves prop picks
Best bet: Randle over 24.5 points/rebounds (-125)
Randle is a no-brainer play for me at this line.
I recommended him on this prop at a 27.5 line in Game 1, but he fell short thanks to his lowest-rebounding performance of the playoffs.
He followed that up with 24 points and seven rebounds in Game 2.
Randle’s 24 points led all scorers, and he was pivotal in helping the Timberwolves build an early lead that led to a 24-point win.
The power forward also had to pick up some slack as Edwards played through an ankle injury and was held under 25 points for the third consecutive game.
Randle’s rebounding is down in the playoffs, but his scoring is up. He has upside on the glass, though, making this a light line for me.
The veteran has shown better rebounding in the past, and he’ll generally be among the tallest players on the court against Golden State’s small-ball lineups.
- The 30-year-old averaged 7.1 rebounds in the regular season.
- Randle averaged 8.3 RPG in four contests against the Warriors in the regular season.
- He averaged at least 9.0 RPG in the five seasons prior.
Key stat: Randle is averaging 22.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in the postseason.
Anthony Edwards Game 3 prop bets
Edwards over 12.5 rebounds/assists (-120): Edwards has been way more active on the glass this postseason, and he’s generally been distributing more.
- The Minnesota star averaged 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the regular season.
- He’s been a menace on the boards throughout the playoffs, averaging 9.3 rebounds in seven games
- The 23-year-old is adding 5.4 assists, getting him well past this number on a nightly basis.
- Edwards is 6-1 vs. this line.
If he’s limited offensively again because of his ankle or the defence being thrown his way, I like his chances of smashing this line once again.
Edwards to double-double (+225): Sticking with Edwards, he’s not generally a guy you look at to secure a double-double.
He had seven during the regular season, but his newfound rebounding efforts make this a worthy play for me.
Edwards is averaging a double-double over his last four games, notching two of them. He had nine rebounds each time he fell short.
The shooting guard has even flirted with double-digit assists, handing out eight twice and nine once during the Los Angeles Lakers series.
We know the points are a given on this prop. And Edwards should be staring down heavy minutes, providing him with more opportunity to crash the glass.
Edwards has played 40-plus minutes five times in the playoffs.
Game 3 prop prediction
Podziemski over 22.5 points/rebounds/assists (-109): If you base this pick solely on Podziemski’s playoff numbers and Minnesota’s defensive stats, you probably aren’t going near it.
But factor in the 22-year-old’s production without Curry, and the outlook looks much rosier.
Podziemski is 3-6 vs. this line in the playoffs, and the Timberwolves rank third in defensive rating after finishing sixth in the regular season.
But Podziemski cleared it in Game 2 — Golden State’s first full game of the postseason without Curry.
The Warriors need more than Jimmy Butler and a streaky Buddy Hield to make this a series, and Podziemski is going to have to be one of the players who delivers.
Sans Curry, he has done just that this season (over 10 games):
- 14.4 points
- 6.2 rebounds
- 4.6 assists
The 6-foot-4 guard should see at least 30 minutes in Game 3, and the 37.8% career 3-point shooter should unleash a handful of shots from deep.
Warriors vs. Timberwolves prop picks made at 2:30 p.m. ET 05/09/2025.
Chris joined NorthStar Gaming from Covers.com where he was a publishing editor and wrote betting content. Before that, he was the sports editor at VICE Canada, worked for theScore and covered the Blue Jays for MLB.com. In addition to filling out the lineup card each day for the editorial team, Chris writes frequently himself, primarily on the NBA and MLB.