New Mexico Lobos vs Grand Canyon Lopes Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Grand Canyon Lopes

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Grand Canyon Lopes (15-8) will play the New Mexico Lobos (18-6) at Global Credit Union Arena on Wednesday.

The New Mexico Lobos took the court against Boise State and took a loss by a score of 91-90 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Lobos ended up finishing with 19 and Boise State accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also made 15 of 35 tries from beyond the perimeter. Boise State finished the game at 96.3% when shooting free throws by making 26 of their 27 tries. In addition, Boise State collected 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Boise State distributed 15 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, New Mexico allowed 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Lobos converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. New Mexico finished the game having earned a 51.6% FG percentage (32 of 62) and knocked down 11 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Luke Haupt is one player who was a major factor in the game. He went 64.7% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 32 mins and also collected 6 boards. He scored 30 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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New Mexico comes into this game with a mark of 18-6 for the year. They turn the ball over 10.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Mexico is grabbing 36.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 359 assists so far this year, which ranks 135th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Lobos are hitting 35.5% on 3-pointers (229 of 645) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They average 81.3 points per game (83rd in Division 1) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Lobos are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They rank 82nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 293 surrendered for the year. The Lobos defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.0% (567 of 1,384) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 30.0% on shots from distance while they are 74th in college in points per game allowed (69.8).

For their last game, the Grand Canyon Lopes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-78 when they played UNLV. The Lopes were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. UNLV was called for 27 fouls for the contest which got the Lopes to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They were able to make 26 of those for a percentage of 74.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Grand Canyon made 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Lopes finished the game shooting 22 for 57 from the floor which had them at 38.6%. The Lopes permitted UNLV to convert 27 out of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for this game. They shot 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 18 out of 19 at the charity stripe (94.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Grand Canyon allowed UNLV to get 40 in total (12 offensive).

Nana Owusu-Anane was important for the Lopes in this contest. He had 19 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 13 rebounds.

Grand Canyon has a mark of 15-8 this year. The Lopes are committing 18.4 fouls every game and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.5 times per contest (292nd in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. Grand Canyon has scored 1,724 points for the season (75.0 per game) and they average 36.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Lopes are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks 236th in D-1.

The Lopes on defense are ranked 53rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 68.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the field (42nd in the country). The Grand Canyon defense gives up 30.8% on 3-point attempts (156 of 506) and opponents are making 73.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.6 assists and 32.3 boards per game, which ranks 46th and 58th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Mexico

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