DraftKings DFS UCL picks for Wednesday October 2nd

This article is part of our DraftKings Fantasy Soccer series.

Unlike on Tuesday, there are no two big favorites dominating on Wednesday. Liverpool have an 80 percent chance of winning, but their implied total is significantly lower than those of Manchester City and Barcelona, ​​while Real Madrid are the next favorites with a chance of winning just over 60 percent. This should provide a little more variety when building a lineup at DraftKings.

GAMES (ET)

Detailed statistics and odds can be found in

DraftKings Fantasy Soccer: Cheat Sheet for Wednesday's Champions League

FORWARD

Mohamed Salah (LIV vs. BOL, $8,600): Here too, the DK prices are random. Salah is the most likely to score or provide an assist, and his price is $2,200 cheaper at Aston Villa than Harry Kane. Without Diogo Jota, it will be interesting to see who starts next to Salah, as the other two strikers next to him are usually substituted early. Still, Darwin Nunez ($9,100) and Cody Gakpo ($9,500) are more expensive than Salah and Luis Diaz ($8,300) is unlikely to start.

Nobody else really stands out as a striker. Vinicius Junior ($8,800) is in the same range as Salah and will be on PKs if Kylian Mbappe ($10,200) isn't ready to start. In cash games, Andreas Skov Olsen ($6,400) easily stands out even without set pieces. He had a lower limit of 12 points last game against Dortmund and expects to get the same chances against Sturm Graz.

Antoine Griezmann ($9,000) almost always plays in the Champions League and won't be particularly popular at this point. He is in the same range as Liverpool and Real Madrid players, but once he gets on the scoresheet he could be the highest scoring player on the list.

If you really want to save money, Dinamo Zagreb players like Bruno Petkovic ($5,200) and Marko Pjaca ($4,600) are all cheap, while Breel Embolo ($4,900) is on the other side.

MIDFIELDER

Angel Di Maria (BEN vs. ATM $8,000): Di Maria didn't have a single corner last week, which took away a good chunk of his usual ground. At $8,000, he's still pretty expensive against Atletico Madrid, but he's at home and it wouldn't be surprising to see Benfica push for large parts of the game. For me, Di Maria has a slight advantage over Joshua Kimmich ($7,300). Kimmich will pop up on the scoresheet here and there, but he won't find himself in the same attacking situations as Di Maria. Orkun Kokcu ($5,800) is another Benfica player who will win some sets.

If you really want to go with Liverpool, Dominik Szoboszlai ($6,100) is pretty cheap, although he's out of sets and hasn't had the best start to the season. He is more suitable for tournaments as most people want to play other Liverpool characters in this duel.

Lamine Camara (MCO at DIN, $3,600): This is a bit of a stab in the dark, but Camara could be the best value on the roster if he plays longer than 45 minutes. He has struggled with fitness issues in recent weeks and has not played for more than 45 minutes in his last three appearances. If he gets close to 90, he'll split sets and be in a good enough matchup to reach a 10-point floor.

Every Sturm Graz player is relatively cheap (for good reason), but William Boving ($3,700) may be the most intriguing. He played 90 minutes in the UCL opener and posted a tally of 8.6 points in Brest, where he took three shots and created three chances. Mika Biereth ($4,300) is the team's leading scorer and is only eligible to play as a forward, but Boving will likely be forgotten by everyone since he is not a forward.

DEFENDER

Maxim De Cuyper (BRU at STU, $4,800): De Cuyper is available as a standard shooter for less than $5,000. He was cheap in the last game and then finished with eight crosses and four chances against Dortmund. It's a pretty easy click in all formats.

Kostas Tsimikas (LIV vs. BOL, $5,700): I think you can get by with Tsimikas over Trent Alexander-Arnold ($6,600), assuming the latter doesn't score and reaches 25 points. That's always a risk, but when he starts again, Tsimikas has shown more scope to get forward than Andrew Robertson, and if that's the case, his floor will be roughly on a par with Alexander-Arnold's.

Similar to his teammate Camara, Caio Henrique ($4,500) may be overlooked due to the bigger names on this list. Like De Cuyper, Henrique will win a portion of his team's sets and his budget is under $5,000, meaning he is within reach regardless of the competition. Jusuf Gazibegovic ($4,100) is another standard fullback.

GOALKEEPER

Emiliano Martinez (AVL vs. BAY, $4,000): This appears to be a slate where one of the cheap goalies gets smashed and the others finish negatively. Not only are Aston Villa familiar with playing against big teams who like to dominate the ball, but Unai Emery also knows Vincent Kompany well from last season at Burnley. I think this could be a massive Martinez game if Emery gets the best out of his team, which should mostly be sitting back and then pounce on the counter.

Ivan Nevistic ($3,900) against Monaco and Lucas Chevalier ($3,800) against Real Madrid also fit the bill for cheap goalkeepers who should see plenty of save opportunities.

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