On Wednesday, May 14, the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of this Western Conference semifinal series, and this is the best NBA Same Game Parlay today.
These teams last played on Monday, and the Timberwolves won 117-110 on the road, led by Julius Randle's 31 points.
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The winner of this series will face the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets series. The Thunder lead that series 3-2.
There's only one name on the injury report: Warriors superstar Steph Curry. He's out once again with a hamstring injury in a game in which the Warriors could be sent packing if they don't get a win.
Below, you’ll find my NBA Same Game Parlay picks today for this game with odds of +325.
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NBA Same Game Parlay Prediction: Timberwolves vs Warriors
DraftKings NBA SGP Picks Today: +325
- Timberwolves -11
- Buddy Hield 3+ Three-Pointers Made
- Anthony Edwards 25+ Points
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Timberwolves -11
The Timberwolves -11 leads off my NBA parlay predictions.
The Timberwolves have won by a margin of seven or less in the last two games, but those games were on the road.
In their last home game against Golden State, Game 2, they won 117-93.
Of course, they lost Game 1 at home, but that was with Curry in the lineup.
Now, without Curry, this Warriors team is headed for a Game 5 exit in what I think will be a bit of a beatdown.
In Game 4, Randle led the way for the Timberwolves with 31 points, 3 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Anthony Edwards also contributed 30 points, 5 assists, and 4 boards.
The Timberwolves also had three other players score double digits—Jaden McDaniels, Mike Conley Jr., and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
They shot 49.4% from the floor (39 of 79) and 47.1% from 3-point range (16 of 34) as a unit.
They tied Golden State in rebounds with 38 apiece, but interestingly, lost the battle in the paint, 54-42.
The Timberwolves also managed to win by seven despite committing 19 turnovers.
The Warriors shot just 43.5% from the floor (37 of 85) and a paltry 29.6% from 3-point range (8 of 27).
Yeah, this is a different Golden State squad without Curry.
The Warriors saw another great game from Jonathan Kuminga. He had 23 points. On Monday, he went for 30.
Kuminga is a solid player, averaging 15.3 points per game this season, but if the Warriors are unable to win with him offering those kinds of contributions, I'm not sure how else they stay competitive besides the Timberwolves just having a bad night shooting.
You might say that if Kuminga and Jimmy Butler both score in bunches, they could win, but we saw that in Game 4 when Butler had 33 and Kuminga had 30.
This team simply doesn't have enough firepower to keep up.
In Game 4, they got double-digit contributions from five players, however, Butler had just 14 points. Draymond Green, Buddy Hield, and Brandin Podziemski also contributed at least 11 each.
I just think, back at home here, the Timberwolves will easily handle the Warriors by a dozen or more.
This series is over. Curry being out killed Golden State's season. If he were active, they probably would've won this series in six or seven, but without him, and even with "Playoff Jimmy," they're not getting it done.
Buddy Hield 3+ Three-Pointers Made
The next leg for my NBA Same Game Parlay today is for Hield to have 3+ made three point shots.
Over the first four games of this series, Hield has made three or more of these shots three times.
He had five in Game 1 and four in Games 2 and 3.
In Game 4, he made two on six attempts, shooting 33.3%.
This season, Hield is shooting 37% from 3-point range.
He got close, but as you'll see in Games 1 through 3, he had at least eight attempts.
The Warriors shot poorly from beyond the arc in Game 4, and now, with their backs against the wall as double-digit favorites, why not allow Hield, the team's next-best 3-point shooter, to try to give them some life?
It appears that he'll need eight or nine attempts, but he's gotten that in three games.
I think he'll sink at least three here, especially if the Warriors start trailing big and need to get some points on the board to stay competitive.
Anthony Edwards 25+ Points
One of the best parlay bets today in the NBA is for Edwards to finish with 25 points or more.
Over the first four games of this series, Edwards has had 25 points or more in each of the last two games.
In Game 3, he had 36 and followed that up with 30 in Game 4.
He finished just shy of this with 23 in Game 1, and had just 20 in Game 2.
However, as we've seen over the past couple of games, he's taking a lot more shots.
In Games 1 and 2 combined, he attempted just 35 total shots. In Games 3 and 4, he's had 49 tries.
He shot 52.4% in Game 4, including 6 of 11 from beyond the arc.
It's also worth noting that in Games 1 and 2 he shot just 3 of 9 collectively from 3-point range.
He had 14 tries in Game 3 and 11 in Game 4.
Edwards is not only shooting more—he's shooting exponentially more 3-point shots, which is great considering he shoots 39.5% from there.
In what I believe is the final game of the series, Edwards should have another fantastic outing.
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