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DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks December 16

By Mike Marteny

Nikola Mirotic during the match between FC Barcelona and Maccabi Tel Aviv, played at the Palau Blaugrana, corresponding to the week 10 of the Euroleague, on 22 November 2019, in Barcelona, Spain. -- (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Nikola Mirotic during the match between FC Barcelona and Maccabi Tel Aviv, played at the Palau Blaugrana, corresponding to the week 10 of the Euroleague, on 22 November 2019, in Barcelona, Spain. -- (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) /
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 23: Brandon Davies of FC Barcelona in action during the 2020/2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 5 match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at Palau Blaugrana on October 23, 2020 in Barcelona, . (Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Forwards:

Nikola Mirotic is the most sure thing out there based on the matchup. Whereas Shved has a tough one awaiting, Mirotic faces the team that has given up the most fantasy points to forwards this year. Mirotic is the cash lock across the board.

Forward thins out a lot after Mirotic. Bojan Dubljevic is good for around 20 points. That’s fine in cash games, but for the price, we’re looking for more. Jonas Jerebko has produced more than that consistently of late, but with Jordan Mickey back in the mix, I’m still a little nervous. Mickey seems safer. Brandon Davies going against them has tremendous upside.

This is a good matchup for the Villeurbanne frontcourt, but most of them have been disturbingly inconsistent lately. I still think I prefer to save with Guerschon Yabusele instead of gambling with Moustapha Fall or David Lighty.

If Papanikolaou is out, Hassan Martin is in play. Georgios Printezis is in play regardless. This is one of the better matchups for Olympiacos so that front looks like nice value on this slate.

Not every matchup can be as great as Efes, but with the way Mike Tobey played last round, he’ll come in with pretty high ownership. I’m okay with the fade here though. Tobey has higher upside, but we should see Charles Kahudi keep picking up extra minutes with Howard out. Amine Noua and Kevarrius Hayes could see more chances as well.

Sergey Monia has double digit DraftKings points in all but the opener this season. He has very little upside, but double digits for under $5,000 opens up a lot in other parts of your lineup.