Grand Canyon Lopes

The Lopes made 4.68 units in their 11 games as underdogs in 2025-26 and lost 3.34 in their 21 as favorites. Two road wins at +310, at Boise State and at San Diego State, did most of the underdog work.

Long prices on the road

Grand Canyon won 75-58 at Boise State as 8.5-point underdogs and 73-63 at San Diego State as 7.5-point underdogs, both at +310. Add 84-74 over Utah State at +210 and the five underdog wins in 11 returned 4.68, a figure only 47 Division I teams beat. Away from home the moneyline made 3.21 units over 11 games on a 6-5 record, and the Lopes covered 7 of those 11. The fifth underdog win was also on the road, 82-70 at Wyoming at +136 in December. Of the six underdog defeats, the heaviest was 87-64 at New Mexico in January.

Favorites that lost

As favorites they went 15-6 and still lost 3.34 units; only 46 of the 361 teams ever favored did worse that way. The costliest was the first: Youngstown State winning 90-81 at Grand Canyon in November with the Lopes at -1800. Home losses to Wyoming at -380 and Colorado State at -265 followed.

January

The best month was January: 6-3, six covers in nine and 4.62 units, both Boise State games and the Utah State and San Diego State home wins included.

Opponents

Boise State and San Diego State each lost twice and Grand Canyon covered all four, for 3.95 and 4.12 units. Nevada and New Mexico won both meetings, with no Lopes cover; the second Nevada game, 84-80, ended the season in the Mountain West tournament.

The total

Grand Canyon games went under 19 times and over 13, an under rate 55 teams in the country bettered. Grand Canyon allowed 68.66 points a game, fewer than all but 52 teams.

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