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DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks March 5

By Mike Marteny

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)
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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MADRID, SPAIN – JUNE 08: Mike Tobey of Valencia in action during the semifinals of the Liga ACB match between Real Madrid and Valencia at Wizink Center on June 08, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Forwards:

Guard is loaded at the top today. Forward has some good options, but they are nothing compared to the guards and the matchups. Put in that context, I wouldn’t pay up for any forwards today. The first one I would even consider is Vladimir Micov. He has back-to-back games over 30 DraftKings points and a superb matchup against Valencia.

Trey Thompkins is still a solid play, but I don’t like the matchup. The inconsistency of the CSKA front is off-putting. This is a day where I wish I could run four guards instead of four forwards.

David Lighty is worth running in just about any game because he remains rather consistent. The rest of the middle tier is a trap for the most part.

The value tier has a few nice plays in it, headlined by Mike Tobey. He and Louis Labeyrie have been the best Valencia forwards since the break. They are mostly low-risk options.

Jeffrey Taylor is another low-risk play with the injuries for Real Madrid up front and he’s super cheap. That’s the ticket to getting James and Calathes.