Fantasy tips, Rounds 26-27: The return of the 9-game Tuesday!

Javier Gancedo shares his recommendations for the coming week in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge

Welcome to a very tricky week in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. Nine games will be played on Tuesday, which leaves a lone Wednesday game, Virtus Bologna vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, as the only chance for in-round changes. Of course, having players from that game in Round 26 will be critical this week. In addition to the usual suspects, I aim to offer a different approach in this column to help you gain an edge in private leagues and the overall standings.

Before my recommendations, let's take a look at what happened last week. Two of them were great picks: Braian Angola of ASVEL and Talen Horton-Tucker of Fenerbahce. Since he plays on Wednesday, Angola is a good pick this week, too. I don't like to repeat myself, otherwise Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus would be there every week. Filip Petrusev of Dubai underperformed due to injury, so that was an unlucky pick for fantasy managers. Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid and Tamir Blatt of Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv both gained 0.2 credits, so it's four wins and one loss for me. Nice. Let's see how it goes this week...

Kameron Taylor, Valencia Basket (13.0 credits)

Kameron Taylor has been Valencia's main scorer all season, and the fact that he was rested in a Spanish League game this weekend tells you that it could be a big week for him. Valencia plays twice on the road, against Efes and Hapoel, and needs Taylor to step up like he has done most of the season. Expect big things from him.

Carsen Edwards, Virtus Bologna (12.0 credits)

Carsen Edwards missed last week's game, but returned to action in the Italian League with a great all-around performance. He had 23 points and 8 assists for a PIR of 28 against BKT EuroCup side Dolomiti Energia Trento. In his previous game against ASVEL, Edwards scored a season-high 36 points and amassed a PIR of 28. And he is one of the few stars who plays on Wednesday!

Vladimir Lucic, FC Bayern Munich (10.6 credits)

Bayern's team captain has had a big role since Coach Svetislav Pesic returned to the club. Over the last two games, Vladimir Lucic has averaged 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds for a PIR of 21.5. Bayern plays back-to-back games at SAP Garden this week, hosting Paris and Monaco, both of which are high-scoring teams. Lucic should keep posting good numbers.

Cam Payne, Partizan Mozzart Bel Belgrade (10.2 credits)

Partizan has improved a lot over the last three games and Cam Payne has a lot to do with it. He scored 19.8 fantasy points in the wins against Hapoel (in come-from-behind fashion) and Bayern. Payne went on to get 14.0 fantasy points in less than 20 minutes against Milan. There are not many good options at that price.

Ebuka Izundu, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (9.9 credits)

The man of the moment when it comes to Fantasy Challenge centers. Ebuka Izundu has been extremely effective lately, posting high PIRs in limited playing time. He has averaged 29.0 fantasy points in the last three games, with 39.6 in an overtime road victory against Monaco. All for less than 10 credits! Buy him now!