Texas vs. Gonzaga Second Round Game Preview, Picks, Betting Odds & Data

By Thom Cunningham | Mar 20, 2026, 6:14pm

The Texas Longhorns continue to march through the brackets, but now face a formidable foe in the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Let’s go through all the relevant betting data, trends and odds to focus on in this West Region game from the Moda Center in Portland.

Texas vs. Gonzaga Game Information

Date: Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026
Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Network: truTV
Region: West
Location: Portland, Oregon
Venue: Moda Center

Texas vs. Gonzaga Betting Resources

Texas vs. Gonzaga Betting Odds

Texas vs. Gonzaga Betting Data

Texas Longhorns

Region Odds:
Sweet 16 Odds:
Elite Eight Odds:
Final Four Odds:
National Title Odds:

Seed: No. 11
Record: 20-14
Conference: SEC
PS/G: 83.2
PA/G: 76.3
ORtg: 119.5
DRtg: 109.7

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Region Odds:
Sweet 16 Odds:
Elite Eight Odds:
Final Four Odds:
National Title Odds:

Seed: No. 3
Record: 31-3
Conference: WCC
PS/G: 84.8
PA/G: 65.9
ORtg: 120
DRtg: 93.4

Texas vs. Gonzaga Key Players

Texas Longhorns

Dailyn Swain – Last Game: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists
Tramon Mark – Last Game: 19 points, 4 blocks
Matas Vokietaitis – Last Game: 23 points, 16 rebounds

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Graham Ike – Last Game: 19 points, 8 rebounds
Jalen Warley – Last Game: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
Davis Fogle – Last Game: 17 points, 5 rebounds

Texas vs. Gonzaga Betting Analysis

Texas has now covered two straight games as an underdog, looking to make it a third against Gonzaga who has failed to allowed over 70 points in seven straight games. The Longhorns, however, have won the first half in 22 of 23 games when playing on a neutral site during the daytime (Portland location). So there are some things to indicate point scoring in this one, also noting Gonzaga has crossed 151 total points in eight straight games against SEC schools.

The Bulldogs, though, are 10-24 on the O/U this season. They have hit the Under in seven straight games and failed to cover the spread in four of six games, including against Kennesaw State on Thursday.

Texas vs. Gonzaga Best Bet, Pick & Prediction

We’re torn between the Over and the Longhorns’ ATS, as everything indicates the point total going Over besides Gonzaga’s Under tendencies. Texas has gone Under in three straight as well, so we lean to the spread in which we expect a close call. The play will be to back Gonzaga’s 2-4 ATS mark over its last six games along with Texas’ success in the 1H stated above. The concern are the Longhorns’ 3-6 ATS mark over its last nine games, but they have covered the last two (March Madness) games and three of their last four as underdogs.

Score Prediction: Gonzaga 81, Texas 75
Best Bet: Texas +7 (-110)

Photo Credit: AP/Craig Mitchelldyer

Thom Cunningham

Thom Cunningham is the Lineups.com News Editor and has been involved with sports media for almost two decades at Spectrum, VegasInsider.com, Oddschecker, VSiN and much more as a content producer - focused on the betting and gaming space over the last decade tracking insights, data analytics and covering various markets from the NFL to the Oscars.