DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks March 4

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 04: Nikola Mirotic, #33 of FC Barcelona in action during the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match between Anadolu Efes Istanbul and FC Barcelona at Sinan Erdem Dome on October 04, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Aykut Akici/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 17: Tornike Shengelia, #23 of Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz in action during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 3 match between Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz at Ulker Sports Arena on October 17, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Tolga Adanali/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Forwards:

Nikola Mirotic is the guy to build around. He has one of the better matchups on the entire slate and he put up 30.75 DraftKings points in just 21 minutes in the first meeting with Berlin.

You need to find your value at guard because the frontcourt is loaded with good players with good matchups. Luke Sikma and Rokas Giedraitis were solid in the first game against Barcelona, but to me they are cash plays on this slate. There is more upside with guys like Tornike Shengelia at $700 less than Sikma.

With all of the strong plays up front, there’s no reason to reach for bad matchups like Greg Monroe or the Berlin front. I don’t even really want to mess around with Tel Aviv, but Othello Hunter has been so consistent of late that I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t at least mention him.

The Efes front has a superb matchup, but with Dunston returning, I don’t know if I want to mess around with this or not. I doubt Dunston played enough to justify the price. At the same time, it cuts into the production of Chris Singleton and Tibor Pleiss, both of whom played well with Dunston out. Again, with so many other good options and Barcelona essentially running four forwards, we shouldn’t need to play around with this. You could take a stab with Pleiss at low ownership, but it’s risky.

If you’re looking for a running mate for Mirotic, there’s a lot of guys that play around 20 minutes per game. Brandon Davies is by far my favorite. Adam Hanga has worked his way back into his regular role. He may be the most consistent guy on the front. Sometimes Claver and Kyle Kuric have good games, but more often than not, they’re below 10 DraftKings points.

If you need more value, Niels Giffey is very tempting with Landry Nnoko likely out. Giedraitis and Sikma are overpriced for me, but Giffey actually looks cheap.