Nevada won their regular season meeting against the Lopes. That game was a low-scoring game as well. Grand Canyon has one of the better defenses in the country, holding their opponents to less than 48% on the season. The Wolfpack want a slower paced game anyway as they rely heavily on the three and if they aren’t dropping, this could be another low scoring affair. The game has gone under the total in seven of their last eight games combined.
The Lopes own the conference’s top field-goal percentage defense over the past 15 games. They blew a nine-point lead with under five minutes left in Reno, Nev., ultimately losing to the Wolf Pack in overtime. But Grand Canyon also owns some impressive road wins. Even so, the Lopes will have a big crowd of supporters in Las Vegas cheering them on. I would play this to -4.
