DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks January 2

BELGRADE, SERBIA - NOVEMBER 15: Billy Baron of Crvena Zvezda reacts during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 8 match between Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and LDLC Asvel Villeurbane at Stark Arena on November 15, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) /

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – DECEMBER 05: Kyle Hines (42) of CSKA Moscow in action against Zach LeDay (32) of Zalgiris Kaunas during Turkish Airlines Euroleague basketball match between CSKA Moscow and Zalgiris Kaunas in Moscow, Russia on December 05, 2019.(Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Forwards:

I don’t like the matchup for Nikola Mirotic here, but he put up 48.25 DraftKings points last round on Olympiacos in what was supposed to be a rough matchup too. It’s hard to fade Mirotic at any time. Of course, it’s hard to fade Lorenzo Brown too, so we really have some decisions to make.

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There are a lot of bad matchups near the top. I do like Milutinov if he can play, but will he get the full minutes? I feel the same way about Landale. Superb matchups, but both of them are banged up. If Landale is out though, Zach Leday is a must-play.

Danilo Barthel has alternated between good and bad games. He’s due for a bad one if he sticks to that, but I don’t think that happens in this matchup. For my money though, I think I would rather gamble on the upside of Georgios Printezis. His floor is awful, but we saw how high the ceiling was just before Christmas.

As the old adage goes, what’s good for the Printezis is good for the Papanikolaou. Actually, I prefer the higher floor of Papanikolaou. He’s not going to drop a 40 like Printezis is capable of, but he hits 20 a lot more often.

Shavon Shields is finally healthy and commanding his normal compliment of minutes. Shields has at least 20 DraftKings points in three straight rounds now. I really like him at this price, even against the Barcelona front.

James Gist and Paul Zipser are both solid value plays if you need more than Shields. The matchup is slightly better for Gist, but Zipser has been a touch more consistent lately. If Milutinov is ruled out though, I’m dropping all the way down to Augustine Rubit. He was solid as a fill in last round.