Grand Canyon Lopes vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 1/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grand Canyon Lopes vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (14-6) will compete against the Grand Canyon Lopes (13-6) at Lawlor Events Center on Tuesday.

The Grand Canyon Lopes took the court against Fresno State and walked away with a win by a score of 68-57 in their last contest. Grand Canyon ended the game with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 of 58) and buried 5 of their 26 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Lopes converted 19 of their 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 45 with 16 of them being offensive. They also distributed 7 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, Grand Canyon allowed the other team to shoot 30.2% from the floor on 16 out of 53 shooting. Fresno State distributed 8 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. In addition, Fresno State snagged 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Fresno State finished the contest at 76.9% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 26 attempts. They converted 5 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Lopes ended up finishing with 22 while Fresno State recorded 25 fouls.

Jaden Henley is someone who had an impact in this matchup. He went 46.7% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He scored 23 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Grand Canyon comes into this contest with a record of 13-6 on the season. They average 74.7 pts per contest (231st in the country) while shooting 43.8% from the field. The Lopes are hitting 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc (130 of 429) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Grand Canyon is snagging 36.7 boards per game and has 240 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 324th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a group are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Lopes are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They concede 30.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 54th in college hoops in opponents PPG (68.3). The Lopes defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (440 of 1,064) and they surrender 31.8 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 19th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 212 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack took a loss by a score of 80-73 when they faced New Mexico. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Nevada allowed New Mexico to get 37 in all (12 offensive). They went 42.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 out of 28 and finished the contest at 20 out of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Wolf Pack permitted New Mexico to convert 24 out of 62 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.7% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wolf Pack ended up shooting 25 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.7%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Nevada knocked down 6 out of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. New Mexico had 16 fouls in this contest which took the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Wolf Pack snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the matchup.

Corey Camper Jr. was important for the Wolf Pack for the contest. He earned 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He made 7 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

Nevada has a record of 14-6 so far this year. As an offense, the Wolf Pack are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 257th in Division 1. Nevada has accumulated 1,536 points for the season (76.8 per game) and they pull in 36.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (170th in college) and they are turning it over 9.4 times per game. The Wolf Pack commit 18.2 fouls per contest and they hit 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Wolf Pack on the defensive side of the court are 114th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 71.1. They have forced 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (154th in college hoops). The Nevada defense concedes 34.3% on 3-pointers (161 of 469) and opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.8 assists and 33.5 boards every game, which is ranked 217th and 120th in those defensive categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Grand Canyon

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