This article is part of our EuroLeague Basketball Picks series.
Best EuroLeague Bets for Thursday, Oct. 30
We have reached the third day of this beautiful double-game week, and I wanted to recap the last couple weeks. The good news is our best bet -- always the first bet listed in this pieces -- has been hitting at a great rate. Unfortunately, everything else has not been, which is why I took some shots on plus-money plays Wednesday such as Vanja Marinkovic, who actually gave us a great +250 sweat.
As for this day and the next, we have teams getting healthy as well as notable additions like Spencer Dinwiddie, Jared Butler and Nick Calathes joining rotations. That's great for the enjoyment, but it leaves playing time at risk for others, so be sure to keep making responsible wagers.
All odds for EuroLeague player props current as of 7:30 AM ET Thursday.
PICKS TO CLICK
Nicolo Melli Over 5.5 Points (-112 FanDuel)
I've gone back and forth with this pick and just decided that with how gross Thursday's board is to just trust my gut and run with it. Trying to live in the mind of Sarunas Jasikevicius is not what you want to do as a player prop bettor, but I'm putting my faith in him to do what I think is the best strategy -- that being attacking Real Madrid by using the Walter Tavares drop coverage against him. Jasikevicius did this with Barcelona and also with Fenerbahce when he had Sertac Sanli. Armando Bacot has worked on his jumper and I know Khem Birch will soak up some minutes at the five, but Melli is the closest thing to Sanli on the roster -- plus he's better defensively.
Leandro Bolmaro Over 16.5 Points+Rebounds+Assists (-110 bet365)
I've never been the biggest Bolmaro guy because he's often out of control on both ends of the court, but I can't deny the usage he is getting and the minutes floor he has earned. He gets a matchup against the team that plays at the fastest pace in the EuroLeague, which should suit the style of play he loves to participate in. Bolmaro is a great rebounding guard, and with the quantity of shots Paris takes from long range, bounces off the rim could get the ball into his hands in transition quite a few times Thursday.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes Under 7.5 Points (-104 FanDuel)
Rathan-Mayes helped me hit a wild parlay against his former team Tuesday, but with Dinwiddie added to the mix, the minutes and shots -- which can be questionable -- are not nearly as secure. Mix in the fact that this game should be one of the lowest-scoring of the day and you have a perfect recipe for an under.
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