DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks February 27

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 07: Scottie Wilbekin, #1 of Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv celebrating during the 2019-2020 Tukish Airlines Regular Season Round 7 game between Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv and Alba Berlin at Menora Mivtachim Arena on November 07, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Seffi Magriso/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

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Mike James, #5 and Janis Strelnieks, #13 of CSKA Moscow (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:

Mike James is a scorer, which raises the floor. Barcelona was able to contain him somewhat, holding him to 29 DraftKings points. That’s not enough for this price. However, with Shane Larkin likely out for another week, guard gets thin at the top if you fade James.

With the way Malcolm Delaney is playing, it’s easier to wrap your head around. Scottie Wilbekin has the best matchup and had a good return in round 25 with 29.25 DraftKings points on Valencia. Olympiacos isn’t much better defensively against guards than Valencia is. Wilbekin is the safest of the top options.

Vasilije Micic was able to play last week. He only played 24 minutes, but he still put up 27.5 DraftKings points. The calf wasn’t bothering him. Micic was consistently in five figures earlier this year, so I’ll gladly take the salary cut in a good matchup against Berlin.

Lorenzo Brown erupted for 39 DraftKings points in the first meeting against Baskonia, but he hasn’t had 30 DraftKings points in over a month. I’m not sure I trust him right now. Elijah Bryant looks like a better play considering both he and WIlbekin had strong games last week and the best matchup for guards on this slate.

Rodrigue Beaubois is a solid play if Larkin is out again. There has been no official word from Efes, but when Larkin went down, there was speculation that he could return for this one. Still, with no updates since then, it’s hard to tell.

If you’re digging in the value trough, Cory Higgins could be a good one. He returned and played 28 minutes against Athens in round 25 and put up 25.5 DraftKings points. That’s a great bargain for the price. Higgins played well in the domestic league game this week too.

Maodo Lo was back in the rotation last week with Dedovic out. That should be the case again and he had a good game against St. Petersburg in the first meeting. Deni Avidja continues to play good minutes for Tel Aviv and putting up strong numbers. His role appears safe even with Tel Aviv at full health.