Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game 2 Predictions | 2025 NBA Playoffs Picks 5/8/25

Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game 2 Predictions | 2025 NBA Playoffs Picks 5/8/25

Game two, Thursday night between the Warriors and Timberwolves. Key injury information. I’ve got breakdown of the side total, free player props for you, free plays, free analysis coming up right here, right now. Hi, this is Steve Merrill, wager talk.com, right back here on wager talk TV. And let’s get to the lead story. Stefon Curry questionable with the hamstring injury. Not expected to play Thursday night. We never know in the NBA, but I’m doing this video on Wednesday afternoon. Getting up nice and early for you the night before. And uh as of now, Curry’s going to have an MRI Wednesday. He’s not expected to play Thursday, but we’ll have more information heading into this game. So, let’s handicap it assuming he’s not playing. And that’s obviously what the betting markets think as well is it’s a hefty price for Minnesota. They opened 10. It was quickly bet up to 10 and a half. Uh total 2011 a half, 2011 in other spots. And that is a big adjustment from game one as that total closed at 210. So, we’re talking about almost a 9-point adjustment to the down here on the total. But it makes sense. Curry injured, likely not playing, one of the best shooters ever. By the way, I think he is the best shooter in history. Comment below if you disagree and let me know who was a better shooter in their prime. Um, but the game was low scoring without Curry, just 187 points, 9988. Golden State dominated the game. They were up by as many as 23 points. Minnesota never led by more than four. That was early in the game. But as we dig deeper into the box score, I think there are some reasons to like the Timberwolves here in game two. Not only is it a strong bounceback spot for him at home after the bad loss, but they dominated the points in the paint, 52 points in the paint, Golden State only 28. So once again, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a 24-point edge points in the paint. And Curry doesn’t play. He’s a great outside shooter. I just don’t think Golden State’s going to be able to repeat uh the incredible shooting that they had from long range as they finish the game 18 for 42, 43%. Meanwhile, Minnesota was just 5 for 29, 17% from three. That was a 39point edge from three-point range. Even without Curry in the lineup for more than 13 minutes, he did hit three threes, by the way, in those first 13 minutes before he was injured. So, I like Minnesota here to bounce back. I think it’s a good spot for him in game two. And yes, they’re only the six seed, but I still consider them a quality team. I don’t know if I’d say a class A team, but they’re definitely a quality team. In fact, they finished uh top eight in both offense, defensive efficiencies this year. I believe they were fourth overall in net rating behind the power three teams of Cleveland, OKC, and Boston. So Minnesota drastically underachieved this season. I look for him to turn it on here in game two. Now as far as player props, that might be the best way to attack this game because of the uncertainty of Curry’s injury. It’s really hard to handicap the Golden State side. Obviously, if Curry doesn’t go, I expect huge games again from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Heield. The two of them combined for 39 shot attempts and 44 points in game one. Uh Green had 13 shot attempts. Nobody else had more than nine shot attempts, and that was actually Curry. everyone else at seven or less. So once again, if Curry is not in the lineup, which it looks like he’s not going to be, uh, Butler and He are going to have huge games, are going to have to have huge games. Um, so although I lean Minnesota, I don’t really want to fade either one of them because they’re going to get a lot of shot attempts in minutes. So let’s look at the Minnesota side for some overplayer props. And the big three I would focus on are Jaden Daniels, Julius Randall, and of course Anthony Edwards. Uh, Edwards 41 12 minutes, 23 points, but he was only one for five from three-point range. He was only 9 for 22 shooting. He still got to 23 points. I look for Anthony Edwards to have a big game. I like his point prop over. Not a huge fan overall of Julius Randall, as you know, but I do think he’ll have a nice game here. He was only four for 11, including 0 for three from three-point range. Four for 11 shooting. He still got to 18 points in just 30 minutes of play. And that’s because he got to the free throw line 10 times and was 10 for 10 from the Charity Stripes. In fact, he took 10 of their 17 free throw attempts and made 10 of the 15. And so he obviously has a size edge and a physical edge down low, which I agree he does have in this series. So one of the few times that I’m bullish on Julius Randall. And then the third guy I mentioned, Jaden McDaniels, played almost 38 minutes. He had only 12 points, 6 for12 shooting. But I think Daniels also has a matchup edge as the 69 small/ower forward down low. And it always amazes me these guys. 69 could be considered a power forward. He weighs 185. He barely weighs more than me and he’s almost a foot taller. It really is incredible how light these guys are. That’s why they can jump through the gym. I think if you were 6’9, he only weighed 185. He’d be able to fly like a feather. So once again, Jada McDaniels is a guy I think who have some upside as well. Don’t forget, he was the 28th overall pick in 2020. Went to the Lakers and ended up on the T- Wolves for his whole career. But going into college that year, University of Washington as a freshman, he was considered maybe the number one NBA pick going into the college season. underperformed a little bit at UW, but he’s got a lot of upside. I think McDaniels, Randles, and Edwards have big games here in game two for the T-Wolves on Thursday night. That’s at 8:30 Eastern on TNT. 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Warriors at Timberwolves | Game 2 | 2025 NBA Playoffs

📅 Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
📍 Location: Target Center – Minneapolis, Minnesota
⏰ Time: 9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT

The Golden State Warriors 🟡🔵 (#DubNation) take on the Minnesota Timberwolves 🐺🌲 (#RaisedByWolves) in Game 2 of this intense Western Conference playoff series at the Target Center.

📺 How to Watch on TV:
TNT (National Broadcast)

📻 How to Listen on the Radio:
Warriors Radio Network: 95.7 FM The Game (Bay Area)
Timberwolves Radio Network: WCCO 830 AM (Minnesota)

🌐 How to Watch Online:
TNTDrama.com or the TNT App (with TV provider login)
NBA League Pass (blackout restrictions may apply)
Live streaming services like YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV (check local availability)

📊 Current Betting Odds (as of May 7, 2025):

Spread: Timberwolves -2.5
Total (Over/Under): 217.5

🏀 Team Facts:
The Warriors are led by their dynamic backcourt and have appeared in 6 NBA Finals since 2015.

The Timberwolves, known for their elite defense, are making a deep postseason push with one of the league’s youngest cores.

This is the first time the Warriors and Timberwolves are facing off in a Western Conference Semifinal.

Minnesota finished the 2024–25 regular season with one of the best home records in the NBA.

🔥 Don’t miss a second of this Western Conference clash between the Dubs and the Wolves!

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