DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks January 24

ATHENS, GREECE - OCTOBER 17: Nick Calathes, #33 of Panathinaikos Opap Athens react during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 3 match between Panathinaikos Opap Athens and AX Armani Exchange Milan at Olympic Sports Center Athens on October 17, 2019 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Panagiotis Moschandreou/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

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0 Shane Larkin from United States of America of Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Basketball match between FC Barcelona and Anadolu Efes Istanbul at Palau Blaugrana on January 10, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:

Shane Larkin is on a tear again, but I still view Nick Calathes as a better option today. Real Madrid locked down Larkin pretty good earlier this year. Calathes had a slightly below average 31.75 against Villeurbanne the first time around. Calathes is the safe pick and probably has the better upside.

If you don’t want to mess with that, there’s always the Nando and Kostas Sloukas show for Fenerbahce. Nando has slowed down to the point that I’d rather pay for Sloukas and pair him with someone else instead of using both. There’s enough value to put Sloukas with Calathes, but you may have to take some unsavory risks to do so.

Jimmer Fredette continues to be a wild card. The inconsistency of Thomas Walkup, even with Grigonis out, has me wanting to avoid the whole situation. The only one I really like from this tier is Krunoslav Simon because of the consistency. However, if Micic plays in any capacity, I’m off of Simon too. Larkin’s production would likely take a bit of a hit as well.

Lukas Lekavicius is the true replacement for Grigonis. He is the steady hand and is very consistent. Walkup can break a slate or your lineup. There often isn’t an in between.

Peyton Siva is now playing half the game and putting up close to full production. He still isn’t priced like it. Marcus Eriksson is probably a safer option, but if they keep increasing Siva’s minutes, his upside is much higher.

Not many at any price can match what Tyrese Rice is doing lately. He has 56.75 DraftKings points over the last two rounds. We have seen this from Rice before, but rarely has he been able to keep it up. For this price, he’s worth the risk. So is Theo Maledon in a superb matchup.