Kennesaw State Owls vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 3/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Kennesaw State (+21)

Moda Center is where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3) will take on the Kennesaw State Owls (21-13) on Thursday in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga is 21-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is set at 154.5.

The Kennesaw State Owls faced off with Louisiana Tech and earned the victory with a final of 71-60 in their last game. Kennesaw State wrapped up the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and buried 5 out of their 19 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Owls converted 16 of their 23 tries for a rate of 69.6%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 30 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 11 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, Kennesaw State allowed their opponent to shoot 30.6% from the field on 22 of 72 shooting. Louisiana Tech totaled 14 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Louisiana Tech grabbed 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Louisiana Tech finished the contest at 73.7% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 2 of their 28 shots from long range. Concerning fouls, the Owls walked away with 16 and Louisiana Tech accounted for 20 fouls.

Jaden Harris is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 29 minutes played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Kennesaw State steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 21-13 this season. They have an average of 83.4 points per outing (31st in Division 1) while hitting 44.6% from the floor. The Owls are shooting 35.0% on shots from distance (320 of 915) and 69.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kennesaw State is snagging 40.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 485 dimes on the campaign, which is 119th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Owls have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They surrender 33.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 239th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.1). The Owls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.7% (824 of 2,023) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 89th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 398 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 79-68 against Santa Clara. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Santa Clara committed 20 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 56.5%. In regard to 3-pointers, Gonzaga knocked down 10 out of 25 tries (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 28 out of 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.8%. The Bulldogs permitted Santa Clara to convert 26 of their 68 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.2% for the contest. They went 26.5% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 34 and ended up going 7 of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Gonzaga permitted Santa Clara to snag 33 in total (13 offensive).

Mario Saint-Supery was important for the Bulldogs for the contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes for this game. He knocked down 6 of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a record of 30-3 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are shooting 51.0% from the floor, which is 5th in college hoops. Gonzaga has accounted for 2,809 pts on the year (85.1 per contest) and they grab 39.9 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per contest (10th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 16.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.9% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the country in PPG surrendered with 66.0. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (13th in college hoops). The Gonzaga defense gives up 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (256 of 832) and their opposition knocks down 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.0 dimes and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 72nd and 58th in college.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kennesaw State (+21)

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