{"id":391664,"date":"2026-01-08T09:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=391664"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:35:59","slug":"cavaliers-vs-timberwolves-sgp-predictions-january-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/cavaliers-vs-timberwolves-sgp-predictions-january-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves SGP predictions Jan. 8: Anthony Edwards should lead Minnesota to a home win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Searching for their fifth win in six games, the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Tonight&#8217;s matchup is the front end of a home-and-home series, and the T-wolves are favoured to get the win at Target Center. The Cavs have the NBA&#8217;s worst ATS record (12-26-0), according to Team Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves SGP predictions for Jan. 8, featuring prop bets on Anthony Edwards and Donovan Mitchell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves SGP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Timberwolves ML | Edwards 3+ threes | Mitchell over 4.5 assists (+290)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Timberwolves moneyline <\/strong><\/strong>(-134)<\/strong>: Cleveland won 64 games last year en route to claiming the top seed in the Eastern Conference. But this year&#8217;s squad has been disappointing, playing at a 45-win pace despite rostering the same core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, I&#8217;m not worried about the fact that the Cavaliers won and covered in both matchups vs. the Timberwolves a season ago. It&#8217;s a new year, and Minnesota has been a markedly better squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on NBA futures at NorthStar Bets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also easier to back the T-wolves at home, where they&#8217;ve already beaten some of the NBA&#8217;s best: Celtics, Spurs, Thunder and Knicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota has a +6.4 net rating at home this season, which ranks eighth in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two nights ago, while the Cavs were scraping by an awful Pacers squad on the road (120-116), the T-wolves were at home blowing out the playoff-calibre Miami Heat (122-94).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:122671\">Embed: #122671<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Edwards 3+ threes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-167):<\/strong> Cleveland is allowing the highest opponent 3PT% in the NBA right now (37.8), and Edwards is the most likely player to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edwards is having his most efficient season ever from beyond the arc, shooting 40.7% on 8.3 attempts per game. That equates to an average of 3.4 makes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The two-time reigning All-NBA guard has 3+ threes in 19 of 30 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Minnesota&#8217;s past 10 games, Edwards is shooting 39.1% from deep. No one else on the team is shooting north of 33.0% (minimum 2.5 attempted threes per game).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on Ant Man and the T-wolves to thrive at home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Edwards went crazy against the Cavs as an outside shooter. In just two games, he went 12-for-26 (46.2%) from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get Edwards over 3.5 threes at or around even money, which I think is a good standalone play. But I&#8217;ll take a safer route for the SGP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Mitchell over 4.5 assists <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-157):<\/strong> As a shooting guard who&#8217;s averaging just under of 30 points per night, Mitchell might not strike you as much of a facilitator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the attention he draws as a scorer means that there&#8217;s often an open shooter to kick to when he has the ball. And Mitchell isn&#8217;t shy about doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Full Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves prop betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchell is averaging 5.4 assists this year, putting him on track to post 5.0 APG or more for a fifth time in six seasons. He is 26-8 vs. this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Mitchell cashed this prop easily in both showdowns with Minnesota. He had a seven and eight assists, respectively, in those games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves predictions made at 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for their fifth win in six games, the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. The pregame narrative: Tonight&#8217;s matchup is the front end of a home-and-home series, and the T-wolves are favoured to get the win at Target Center. The Cavs have the NBA&#8217;s worst ATS record (12-26-0), according to Team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":346423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves: SGP predictions Jan. 8 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves SGP predictions for Jan. 8, 2026. 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