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DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks December 26

By Mike Marteny

Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region in action with Stefan Jovic, #24 of Khimki Moscow Region (Photo by Denis Tyrin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region in action with Stefan Jovic, #24 of Khimki Moscow Region (Photo by Denis Tyrin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /
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VITORIA-GASTEIZ, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 05: Spalding Euroleague ball with Baskonia logo during the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball Regular Season date 4 game between Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz v Anadolu Efes Istanbul at Fernando Buesa Arena on November 5, 2015 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (Photo by Jon Izarra/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks December 26

For some reason, DraftKings chopped the CSKA-Milan matchup off of this DraftKings EuroLeague slate, even though it only starts 30 minutes before this slate does at noon Eastern. That means that round 16 has two four-game slates for DraftKings EuroLeague.

The first one is very guard heavy. Let’s see if some injuries bring up value somewhere along the line.

Out: Bryant Dunston (arms), Peyton Siva (thigh), Sergio Llull (thigh), Nate Wolters (hip), Tyler Cavanaugh (undisclosed), Felipe Reyes (thigh), Jon DiBartolomeo (mectoral pull), Patricio Garino (undisclosed), Stefan Peno (undisclosed), Jayson Granger (knee),

Questionable: Othello Hunter (illness), Jimmer Fredette (shoulder), Omri Casspi (knee), Tyler Dorsey (illness), Tariq Black (knee), Jaycee Carroll (personal), Matthew Strazel (finger), Johannes Thiemann (concussion), Egor Vialtsev (knee),

It’s not expected that Dorsey will miss this game, but if the illness hangs around for a while, it could affect his availability. Dunston  and Casspi will be evaluated closer to tip. That could be anytime within the next 45 hours.

The rotations can be frustrating sometimes as more players see the court than in your average NBA game. The games themselves are also shorter, playing four ten minute quarters as opposed to 12 minutes in the NBA. The court is smaller, the lane is bigger, and the three point line is closer, but the action is still what you would expect from world class basketball!

For DraftKings EuroLeague, we can’t expect 5x value like in the NBA. Most winning lineups are around 180-200 DraftKings points, which is around 3.5 – 4x value.