Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 18/01/2025, 03:17  by Joseph King | Modified on 18/01/2025 at 03:20 in NBA Predictions

Following their big win in New York, the Minnesota Timberwolves return home to welcome another Eastern Conference giant in the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Timberwolves are now eighth in the West standings with a 22-19 record while the first-place Cavs have an NBA-best 34-6 record. Let’s get into the match prediction.

The Timberwolves pulled off an impressive 116-99 road win in Madison Square Garden over the Knicks last night. They’ll now be faced with the prospect of playing the league’s top-performing team on the second half of a back-to-back.

Rising superstar Anthony Edwards put out another fantastic display, sinking eight three-pointers en route to a 36 point, 13 rebound, seven assist performance. The TWolves are starting to pick up some steam as they have now won five of their last seven games.

The Cavaliers will be desperate to bounce back following a poor showing against the OKC Thunder on Thursday night. The game was effectively over at half time as the Cavs gave up 75 points to their opponents and would ultimately go on to lose 134-114.

After winning 12 straight, Cleveland have now lost two of their last three games. However, they’ll have the rest advantage for this one and come in boasting the NBA’s best road winning percentage at .778.