DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks December 18

Alexey Shved, #1 of Khimki Moscow Region before the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 8 match between Khimki Moscow Region and AX Armani Exchange Milan at Arena Mytishchi on November 14, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /

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Nikola Mirotic during the match between FC Barcelona and Olympiakos, corresponding to the week 16 of the Euroleague, played at the Palau Blaugrana on 27th December 2019, in Barcelona, Spain.— (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Forwards:

Nikola Mirotic is the most sure thing at forward, but Walter Tavares has been so good lately that I’m okay with the fade, especially with all of the top tier guards on this slate.

I don’t know that I like anyone on the Munich front regardless of the status of Lucic. This is a really tough matchup for them. Nikola Milutinov seems to be back in form and he has a tasty matchup.

This is the second straight plus matchup for the Villeurbanne front. Both David Lighty and Moustapha Fall did well last week. They are the two I would target.

The same is true for the Belgrade front. Johnny O’bryant has been outstanding lately and almost looks underpriced here.

Over the last two rounds Alberto Abalde has rivaled the number of Tavares. Tavares is a more sure thing and is priced like it. Abalde could turn in another strong game for his price. So could Anthony Randolph.

I think you need to go low or high with forwards. The middle tier feels like it’s loaded with traps. Alex Abrines looks solid since the whole Barcelona front is playing well. This isn’t a great matchup for Valencia, but Derrick Williams is finally showing promise after a slow start to the season. If he’s heating up, he’s too cheap no matter the matchup.

The bottom of forward is still loaded with strong value picks. We’ll need it to pay for the guards. Johannes Voigtmann, Gabriel Deck, and Marko Jagodic-Kuridza are some of the best per dollar players around, but they don’t offer much upside.