DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks October 29

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BELGRADE, SERBIA – MAY 18: Will Clyburn of CSKA reacts during the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Belgrade 2018 Semifinal match between CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid at Stark Arena on May 18, 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) /

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Will Clyburn has a lot higher ceiling than Jan Vesely, but considering the matchup, Vesely may be at least as good of a play. However, he becomes obsolete if Papapetrou plays. Ioannis may be the best play at the top if he’s 100%.

It was a slow start for all of one game for Bojan Dubljevic. Since then he has at least 25 DraftKings points in every game since and a great matchup with CSKA on Thursday. With a guy like this cheaper than the rest of the top tier, a full fade of the five-figure guys doesn’t seem so crazy.

Vladimir Lucic has done the same as Dubljevic and is a bit cheaper. Dubljevic has a slightly better matchup, but his floor is lower. Tornike Shengelia is still the cash guy because of the minimal fluctuations in his output, but he doesn’t have the upside that everyone else in this tier has.

It was a smash spot for Mitoglu last week and he was a total failure. Georgios Papagiannis and Zach Auguste were both more productive, but no one on this Athens front succeeded with Papetrou out. It may be best to avoid the whole situation.

Another week, another strong game for Angelo Caloiaro. His price is creeping up, but until Omri Casspi returns, Caloiaro is locked into big minutes and big usage. He’s worth the price.

Jalen Reynolds is a poor man’s Lucic. I like the idea of running them both in a Munich frontcourt stack on Thursday. Real Madrid is getting healthy, but the front has still managed to struggle.

The middle tier of forward is absolutely loaded on this slate and everyone but Real Madrid has a nice matchup. True centers can still succeed in EuroLeague, so Ante Zizic is a strong play again. Nigel Hayes has outplayed the bigger name of Joffrey Lauvergne even though their prices are only separated by $400.

Edgaras Ulanovas and Augustine Rubit remain strong plays in the lower tier, but I’m still caught up on Alex Poythress. St. Petersburg hasn’t had a game since the 9th, but Poythress is one of the few that never popped a positive COVID test. He should have high usage regardless of who plays.

Arturas Gudaitis missed the game on the 9th because he was the first positive test for St. Peterburg, but he has also been practicing where many others haven’t. He and Poythress looked good together in round 1. You can run both here and save a load of cash to use on guards.