The eleven-seeded Texas Longhorns face the third-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Tournament West Region on Saturday. Texas advanced by upsetting BYU 79-71 in the first round on Thursday, while Gonzaga downed Kennesaw State 73-64. The Longhorns (20-14), who placed 10th in the Southeastern Conference at 9-9, are 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Bulldogs (23-3), who finished first in the West Coast Conference standings at 16-2, are 12-1 against non-conference opponents this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tipoff from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Gonzaga is a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Texas vs. Gonzaga odds, while the over\/under for total points scored is 147.5.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before making any Gonzaga vs. Texas picks,\u00a0check out the Texas A&M vs. Houston predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered the 2026 NCAA Tournament on a sizzling 11-1 run on its top-rated over\/under college basketball picks dating back to last season, and is on a 28-22 run on top-rated CBB side picks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now, the model has simulated Texas vs. Gonzaga <\/a> 10,000 times and just revealed its college basketball picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks<\/a>. Here are several college basketball odds<\/a> and college basketball lines for Texas vs. Gonzaga:<\/p>\n Texas vs. Gonzaga spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Gonzaga -6.5<\/p>\n Texas vs. Gonzaga over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 147.5 points <\/p>\n Texas vs. Gonzaga money line:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Texas +203, Gonzaga -250<\/p>\n Texas vs. Gonzaga picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n Texas vs. Gonzaga TV:<\/p>\n TBS<\/p>\n Top Texas vs. Gonzaga predictions<\/p>\n After 10,000 simulations of Texas vs. Gonzaga, SportsLine’s model is going Over on the total (147.5 points). The total has gone Over in four of the Longhorns’ last five games played on a Saturday. The Over has also hit in the last four games played between these two schools. The Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS against the Longhorns in the last five matchups.<\/p>\n The model projects the Longhorns to have four players score 14.0 or more points, including Dailyn Swain, who is projected to score 17.6 points. The Bulldogs are projected to have two players score 13 or more points, led by Graham Ike, who is projected to score 22.2 points. The model is projecting 156 combined points. You can get the spread pick at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n How to make Texas vs. Gonzaga picks<\/p>\n Now, the model simulated every possession of Texas vs. Gonzaga 10,000 times and says one side of the spread is the better value.\u00a0You can only see that pick at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n