Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/08/2025

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Thursday, May 8, 2025

Venue:  Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Warriors +10, Timberwolves -10; Over/Under:  202 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Warriors +10.5, Timberwolves -10.5; Over/Under:  201.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Warriors +10.5, Timberwolves -10.5; Over/Under:  201.5 points

Golden State Warriors:  48-34 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Minnesota Timberwolves:  49-33 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

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Golden State Warriors:  6-4 last 10

Minnesota Timberwolves:  7-3 last 10

The Warriors are entering the playoffs with a 48-34 record overall this season and they were 24-17 in their road games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Houston Rockets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Buddy Hield led the team in points in that game with 24 while Jimmy Butler was next on the team with 20 points. Jimmy Butler led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Jimmy Butler led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 39.1% from the field, 42.9% from 3-point range, and 86.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 110.5 PPG against them. The Warriors have an ATS record of 45-43-3 this season and their O/U record is 45-46.

The Timberwolves are entering the playoffs with a 49-33 record overall this season and they were 25-16 in their home games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Edwards led the team in points in that game with 23 while Naz Reid was next on the team with 19 points. Julius Randle led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Anthony Edwards led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 39.5% from the field, 17.2% from 3-point range, and 88.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 114.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 109.3 PPG against them. The Timberwolves have an ATS record of 43-44-1 this season and their O/U record is 46-42.

The current betting odds have the Timberwolves listed as a 10 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 6th seeded Timberwolves and the 7th seeded Warriors from the Western Conference for the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. The Warriors are leading this series 1-0 after winning game 1 on the road. The Warriors took a 1-0 series lead with a 99-88 win over the Timberwolves in the 1st game of this series and they took that game over right from the start. The Warriors had a big lead in that game by halftime and they never really looked back as they added to that lead in the 2nd half and held on, even with the Timberwolves outscoring them by 9 in the 4th quarter. Steph Curry also left that game with an injury and they were able to hold on without him, but now he could be unavailable for this game and that will be a huge blow to their lineup. Hield was able to pick up the slack in that last game and has had 2 good games in a row now, but he is not going to keep that up here, especially with the Timberwolves looking to bounce back. Curry and Butler are both a big part of the offense so it is a big deal when either player is out, and even though they won game 1, the Warriors still couldn't put up 100 points in that one. The Timberwolves are going to come out a lot stronger in this game to even up the series and they can take advantage of this weakened Warriors lineup without Curry. The best way to place a bet here is on the Timberwolves to cover the spread in this game. 

Warriors Timberwolves Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Thursday, May 8, 2025 (8:30 pm ET start time) is Timberwolves 111 Warriors 92.

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Golden State Warriors: 24-16 ATS when playing their 3rd road game in 5 days. 18-9 ATS on the road against Northwest division opponents. 23-15 ATS on the road versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game. 16-10 UNDER after scoring 100 points or less.

Minnesota Timberwolves: 15-24 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 4-7 ATS in a home game where the total is 200 to 209.5. 4-8 ATS at home versus teams who average 9 or more steals/game on the season. 19-5 1H UNDER versus teams who average 9 or more steals/game on the season.

Golden State Warriors:  S. Curry (PG) Day To Day - Hamstring.

Minnesota Timberwolves:  R. Dillingham (PG) Day To Day - Ankle.

“It's about the intensity and the heart and the fight, and if you do that, you give yourself a chance.” - Steve Kerr after his team’s win against the Timberwolves in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

“We had opportunities to run out. Our transition decision making was diabolical. Obviously we couldn’t hit a shot, but I didn’t like the fact that we couldn’t repeatedly generate good shots. We should’ve been able to.” - Chris Finch after his team’s loss against the Warriors in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

PG Brandin Podziemski

SG Moses Moody

SF Buddy Hield

PF Jimmy Butler

C Draymond Green

PG Mike Conley

SG Anthony Edwards

SF Jaden McDaniels

PF Julius Randle

C Rudy Gobert

PPG: S. Curry (24.5)

APG: S. Curry (6)

Reb/G: K. Looney (6.1)

PPG: A. Edwards (27.6)

APG: J. Randle (4.7)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (10.9)

Coaches:

Golden State Warriors: Steve Kerr (11th season)

Minnesota Timberwolves: Chris Finch (5th season)