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Zags Meet Longhorns in Second Round – Who’s Favored in Gonzaga vs Texas Odds?

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk in College Basketball

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Texas Longhorns guard Tramon Mark gestures as he walks off the court
Mar 19, 2026; Portland, OR, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Tramon Mark (12) celebrates in the second half against the BYU Cougars during a first round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images
  • #3 Gonzaga will face #11 Texas in the round of 32
  • Texas has played two games in the last 72 hours
  • See the opening Texas vs Gonzaga odds for March 21st

The #11 Texas Longhorns (20-14, 19-15 ATS) have won back-to-back games as underdogs to advance from the First Four to the Round of 32. The terrain gets more-precarious from here with the #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-3, 18-16 ATS) awaiting in Portland on Saturday, March 21st.

Gonzaga survived a stern test from #14 Kennesaw State (73-64) but won their record-extending 17th straight first-round game to set up Saturday’s matchup with the Longhorns at the Moda Center (4:10 pm PT/7:10 pm ET).

The table below lists the opening Gonzaga vs Texas odds, including the spread, moneyline, and game total.

Texas vs Gonzaga Odds

TeamSpreadMLTotal
#11 Texas+4.5 (-110)+170O 149.5 (-110)
#3 Gonzaga-4.5 (-110)-205U 149.5 (-110)

The spread has opened with Gonzaga as a 4.5-point ATS favorite and -205 on the moneyline (equal to a 67.21% implied win probability). Texas comes back as a +170 underdog (37.04% implied win probability).

The game total is sitting at 149.5 with -110 odds on the over and the under.

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TEX vs GONZ Team Stats

TexasStatisticGonzaga
20-14Overall Record30-3
34thKenPom Ranking10th
#42NET Ranking#7
4-3Neutral Record7-1
56thSOS166th
83.2PPG85.1
76.3Opp PPG66.0
48.2%FG%51.0%
35.2%3P%34.0%
74.6%FT%69.9%
35.0Reb/G36.1
12.3Ast/G18.3
11.0TO/G9.7
5.8Stl/G8.5
3.1Blk/G3.7
8-9Quad 1 Record5-1
1-3Quad 2 Record3-0
3-0Quad 3 Record6-1
5-0Quad 4 Record8-0

The last meeting between Texas and Gonzaga took place in November 2022 in Austin. The Longhorns won in a rout, 93-74. No players remain on either roster from that game.

Bookmark SBD’s college basketball public betting splits to see where the money is going for every NCAA Tournament matchup.

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Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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