DraftKings EuroLeague Basketball Picks October 25

BELGRADE, SERBIA - OCTOBER 10: Nando De Colo, #19 of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul celebrates during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 2 match between Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on October 10, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Marko Metlas/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – OCTOBER 17: Mike James, #5 of CSKA Moscow competes with Dairis Bertans, #45 of Khimki Moscow Region in action during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 3 match between CSKA Moscow and Khimki Moscow Region at Megasport Arena on October 17, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:

Nando de Colo has the highest average DraftKings points per game of anyone on the slate and he has one of the best matchups in the league against a depleted Milan team. I find it very hard to build without using Nando tonight. He’s one of the few EuroLeague locks I’ve had this season.

Mike James is rounding into form and also has a good matchup, but he’s not a substitute for Nando. I’m only using him if I can figure out a way to stuff both he and Nando in a lineup. It’s possible, but I’m not sure I’m comfortable with all of the value plays I have to use to get there.

The price spike on Siva, Grigonis, and Spanoulis likely has me staying off of all three of them. Grigonis has the best matchup and had the best recent performance, but I still don’t know if that justifies his price hike.

The resurgence of Mike James hasn’t had an adverse effect on Darrun Hilliard. He’s probably my favorite middle tier play tonight if you can’t afford Grigonis. However if Marcus Eriksson plays, I will likely use him instead.

I know that Olympiacos is a tough mathcup, but the minutes and usage on Pierria Henry is high enough to still use him. He did well against both Fenerbahce and Khimki, two solid defensive teams. I’ll take my chance with Henry at a nice price.

How can you not punt with a guy named Kevin Punter? In all seriousness though, Punter has topped 20 DraftKings points in the last two rounds and had a solid 15 in the opener. That’s the kind of floor we want for cash game value.

If you are looking for value in a Milan guard, it’s tough. Michael Roll has mostly struggled. It has been Sergio Rodriguez putting up bigger numbers than normal, but I really don’t want to pay the price against Fenerbahce. Riccardo Moraschini has been the best play for Milan of late, but he’s far from reliable.