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DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks February 20

By Mike Marteny

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 03: Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region during the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match between Khimki Moscow Region and Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv at Arena Mytishchi on October 03, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Ivan Korzhenevskiy/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 03: Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region during the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match between Khimki Moscow Region and Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv at Arena Mytishchi on October 03, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Ivan Korzhenevskiy/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /
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Martin Hermannsson of Alba Berlin Looks on during the EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) match between Ratiopharm Ulm and Alba Berlin at ratiopharm Arena on February 11, 2020 in Ulm, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:

Alexey Shved has by far the best matchup among the guards and put up a strong 45.25 DraftKings points in the first game against Milan. The matchup isn’t good for Facundo Campazzo, but he tied the EuroLeague record last round with 19 assists in another tougher matchup with Berlin. I would use him over either Fenerbahce guard. That said, Real Madrid is operating with a skeleton crew up front. Those Fenerbahce guys are interesting pivots at low ownership.

Thomas Walkup has been consistently in the 20’s for DraftKings points with Grigonis out, but his upside is almost non-existent. Walkup is fine for cash games, but I prefer Sergio Rodriguez for GPP’s due to the higher upside and better matchup. Even if Pierria Henry plays, I wont use him. Chances are he’ll be limited.

Villeurbanne’s sporadic usage of Theo Maledon makes him hard to rely on. He’s very good when on the court, but he played just three minutes in round 24 and hasn’t played over 21 minutes in more than a month. The matchup is right, but I don’t know if I trust Villeurbanne to take advantage. More than likely these minutes will go to Jordan Taylor. Taylor is the cheaper, and safer, option.

Berlin’s usage of Peyton Siva is similarly complexing. However, Siva hasn’t been under 16 minutes since the first game of his return on January 10. He’s slightly safer than Maledon and the upside is higher. Oh, and he’s cheaper!

Both Marcus Eriksson and Martin Hermannsson had good games the first time around against St. Petersburg. Both are models of inconsistency, but usually do well when the matchup is right. It looks like it is here and makes a very affordable backcourt stack.

If Renfroe makes his return here, it takes away a lot of the value tier. Renfroe will likely play enough minutes to siphon the value of Albicy and Voronov.

The absence of Nihad Nedovic opens the door for guys like Michael Roll and Keifer Sykes. Sykes wasn’t a part of the rotation the first time Milan played Khimki. Both are solid plays, but both carry risk. Roll is cheaper, so that makes him a slightly more favorable pick by default.

Even if Henry plays, I think I still like Semaj Christon here. He shined in round 25 and the offense has looked good with him running the show. Christon’s price is still low enough that he can likely hit value even if he only plays half the game.

Wade Baldwin is as low as I would go at guard. With Brandon Paul out, Baldwin will likely get another start. He has at least 15 DraftKings points in three straight games. All we are looking for at this price is a solid floor. Baldwin delivers that.