DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks December 26
By Mike Marteny
DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:
It’s pretty much Alexey Shved and everyone else on this slate. Shved hasn’t been below 35 DraftKings points since he returned to action early this month. He’s priced like it too. If you want this kind of consistency and upside, you have to pay for it.
As good as Shane Larkin and Nick Calathes have been, they aren’t quite matchup proof. They are playing teams in the top three of fantasy points allowed in the league this year. It seems a better play to lean on Facundo Campazzo in a much better matchup here.
There is a precipitous drop at guard after the upper tier. Well, in price anyway. Martin Hermannsson isn’t the most consistent guy, but he has performed rather well in good matchups. Against Berlin is one of those. Hermannsson should continue to put up good numbers with Siva out.
I’m playing Tyler Dorsey if he plays. If Dorsey ends up out, Krunoslav Simon continues putting up good numbers, but this is a tough matchup. I like the matchup much better for Marcus Eriksson and Jordan Taylor. Taylor is the safest in this range, but Simon still has the highest upside.
I like the price on Luka Vildoza. Though the minutes are still there, the production hasn’t been of late. We can play him hoping that the minutes add up to stats like they did earlier in the year. Chris Kramer and Deni Avdija have more upside right now.