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DraftKings EuroLeague Basketball Picks October 30

By Mike Marteny

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 25: Omri Casspi, #7 poses during the Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Media Day on September 25, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Seffi Magriso/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 25: Omri Casspi, #7 poses during the Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Media Day on September 25, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Seffi Magriso/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /
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BERLIN, GERMANY – OCTOBER 25: Darrun Hilliard, #32 of CSKA Moscow during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 4 match between Alba Berlin and CSKA Moscow at Mercedes Benz Arena on October 25, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Regina Hoffmann/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:

Mike James has really had only one bad game, but it seems as though he is underachieving because of the high standard he set last year. I would expect James to leaned on to help pick up the slack with Clyburn out, so we could start seeing those 40+ DraftKings point games again soon.

One would think that Cory Higgins would rake with all of the Barcelona injuries, but that wasn’t the case in round 4. That said, this is a nice match with Valencia and there’s a chance that Leandro Balmaro could be the only other healthy guard on the roster. The caveat is that most of the Barcelona forwards are versatile enough to play guard, but Higgins and Balmaro are really the only point guards. The usage for Higgins should be very high.

Part of the reason why the numbers for James have been down this year is because of Darrun Hilliard. Hilliard has taken some of the scoring load from James and could help even more with Clyburn sidelined. I have no reservations about running both CSKA guards.

After an uneventful opening round, Thomas Walkup has been closer to last year’s production of late. He’s still not playing a ton of minutes, which makes him a bit of a risk. That said, Zalgiris can’t afford to leave him on the bench if Walkup shoots like he has been lately.

Maodo Lo’s price is still a joke. He should be a lock in every lineup, cash or GPP, while he’s this low. Lo played a season-best 30 minutes in round 4, so there’s a chance for even more production.

Valencia’s guards aren’t an offensive strength, but someone is going to have to help shoulder the load with Van Rossom out. Jordan Loyd is the obvious play, but his season high so far is 21 minutes. The other three guards that see regular minutes all cannibalize each other’s value. Loyd is the only replacement that I’m comfortable using, but the price on Quino Colom is tempting.

Andrew Albicy blew up in round 4 with Voronov out. The matchup with Zalgiris isn’t ideal, but with Albicy’s price so low and the volume so high, it’s worth the risk.

Will Cherry seems to be back to full speed after playing 29 minutes last round. The pricing algorithm hasn’t caught up yet, so Cherry is criminally cheap if he starts again, even against the strong CSKA guards.