Texas Longhorns vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 3/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+6)

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3) are welcoming the Texas Longhorns (18-14) at Moda Center on Saturday in the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. Texas opens as 6-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 147.5.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with BYU and walked away with a win by a score of 79-71 in their last contest. Texas wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (31 of 66) and buried 8 out of their 22 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Longhorns made 9 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 assists in this game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defense, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the field on 24 of 56 shooting. BYU recorded 6 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, BYU snagged 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. BYU walked away from this one shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by converting 19 of 24 shots. They made 4 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Longhorns finished with 19 and BYU finished the game with 19 fouls.

Matas Vokietaitis is someone who played a role in the matchup. He ended up shooting 58.8% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also pulled down 16 boards. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Texas will take the court with a record of 18-14 for the year. They turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Texas is snagging 37.7 boards per game and has earned 394 assists on the year, which ranks 295th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Longhorns are hitting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (237 of 671) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.8 points per contest (26th in the country) while hitting 48.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Longhorns are forcing 9.4 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% on shots from distance and they are 260th in college in PPG from their opponents (76.8). The Longhorns defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.9% (837 of 1,864) and they concede 30.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 48th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 381 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 73-64 against Kennesaw State. The Bulldogs corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Kennesaw State had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a rate of 87.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Gonzaga converted 3 out of 18 attempts (16.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Bulldogs permitted Kennesaw State to knock down 21 out of 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.2% for the matchup. They went 17.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 of 17 and ended up going 19 out of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). In relation to how they rebounded, Gonzaga allowed Kennesaw State to grab 32 overall (11 offensive).

Graham Ike ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in this game. He made 6 out of 13 for this contest for a rate of 46.2%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Gonzaga has a win-loss record of 30-3 so far this season. The Bulldogs have committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 18.3 times per contest (10th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per game. Gonzaga has tallied 2,809 points so far this season (85.1 per contest) and they average 39.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 51.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in college hoops.

The Gonzaga defense concedes 30.8% from downtown (256 of 832) and their opponents are making 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.0 dimes and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 72nd and 58th in Division 1. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 18th in the country in points allowed per contest with 66.0. They are able to force 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (13th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+6)

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