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DraftKings EuroLeague basketball picks December 30

By Mike Marteny

Mike James, #5 of CSKA Moscow in action during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
Mike James, #5 of CSKA Moscow in action during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season (Photo by Mikhail Serbin/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) /
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MILAN, ITALY – MAY 29: Nemanja Nedovic #16 of AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano shoots the ball during the LBA Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs Semifinals Round 1 match between AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano and Banco di Sardegna Sassari at Mediolanum Forum on May 29, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images) /

DraftKings EuroLeague Guards:

No one on the slate can come close to the ceiling of Mike James. This is a plus matchup for him as well. Nemanja Nedovic does have a slightly better matchup and is coming off a career game. Can he have two ceiling games in a row? I have my doubts, so I’m sticking with James.

Nando and Nick Calathes are always solid plays, but this could be a day to look to Kevin Punter or Sergio Rodriguez in a better matchup. I prefer the ceiling on Punter to Sergio, who lives on assists rather than points.

The ceiling isn’t all that high on Norris Cole, but he’s not priced like he needs a ceiling game either. Cole is a little more reliable than Malcolm Delaney, but Delaney has a higher ceiling.

Darrun Hilliard is priced pretty reasonably for Robin. Why pay for Robin when you can have Corey Walden filling in as Batman for Red Star with Loyd out? Walden seems like the better one to spend the money on here.

It has been a rough run for Lorenzo Brown, but he showed signs of getting back to his early season form in round 16. He’s a solid rebound candidate at a very low price. I trust him more than Hackett, but if Shelvin Mack plays, I’m all over Mack instead.

Red Star is thin at guard right now, which is good news for the value of Ognen Dobric and the newly acquired Quino Colom. Colom played just nine minutes in his Red Star debut, but he should be on the hook for more than that today. At $4,600, he could be the best value on the slate.