Grand Canyon Lopes vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grand Canyon Lopes vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico Lobos (13-3) will take on the Grand Canyon Lopes (10-5) at The Pit on Tuesday.

The Grand Canyon Lopes stepped onto the hardwood against San Jose State and earned the victory with a final of 76-58 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Lopes ended up with 21 while San Jose State totaled 18 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of 19 shots from long range. San Jose State shot 63.6% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 22 tries. Moreover, San Jose State pulled down 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. San Jose State earned 4 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, Grand Canyon let their opponent shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Lopes made 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Grand Canyon ended the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (26 of 57) and converted 9 of their 30 3-pointers.

Efe Demirel is someone who came through in this matchup. He left the arena with 14 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. He played 21 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. He finished 71.4% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Grand Canyon will play this game with a win-loss record of 10-5 for the season. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.9 fouls per game. As a team, Grand Canyon is collecting 36.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 201 dimes on the year, which ranks 321st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Lopes are hitting 30.1% on shots from distance (101 of 335) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 75.5 points per contest (220th in D-1) while going 44.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Lopes are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.0% from 3-point land and they are 47th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.4). The Lopes defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (345 of 825) and they surrender 30.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 17th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 171 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the New Mexico Lobos walked away with a victory by a final of 91-49 when they faced Air Force. The Lobos snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 16 steals in this game. Air Force earned 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Lobos to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, New Mexico knocked down 14 of 36 tries (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Lobos finished the game shooting 32 out of 67 from the field which had them sitting at 47.8%. The Lobos allowed Air Force to bury 19 of 45 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 16.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 of 18 and ended up going 8 out of 17 at the charity stripe (47.1%). Concerning rebounds, New Mexico allowed Air Force to grab 25 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Jake Hall ended up being a factor for the Lobos for the contest. He buried 7 out of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes for the matchup.

New Mexico has a mark of 13-3 for the year. The Lobos have committed 17.3 fouls per game and they go 75.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.7 times per game (160th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. New Mexico has accounted for 1,286 points so far this season (80.4 per contest) and they pull down 37.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Lobos are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 176th in college.

The New Mexico defense allows 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc (131 of 461) and opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.9 assists and 34.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 70th and 186th in those defensive categories. The Lobos on the defensive side of the court are 31st in the nation in points per game surrendered with 66.4. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (41st in college).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Grand Canyon

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