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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.

Odds as of March 20 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Check out all of the available DraftKings deposit methods.

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.

Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

Managing Editor

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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