The Texas Longhorns are set to square off with the West Region’s third-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday night, with a Sweet 16 appearance on the line. The Longhorns have taken March by storm, defeating NC State in a closely-contested 11-seed play-in game, followed by an impressive eight-point victory over BYU.
Mark Few’s Zags were largely unimpressive in the team’s first-round matchup, having to come from behind against Kennesaw State. For a Gonzaga team that lost Braden Huff to injury, its star Graham Ike has had to pick up the slack for an offense that's relatively one-dimensional.
Here's my college basketball parlay for Gonzaga vs. Texas on Saturday, March 21.
College Basketball Parlay for Gonzaga vs Texas
- Texas ML
- Graham Ike 18+ Points
Parlay Odds: +400 (DraftKings)
Remember, parlays are "long shots" for a reason, so bet responsibly.
Gonzaga vs Texas Parlay Picks
Leg 1: Texas Moneyline
Few looks to advance to a remarkable 14th Sweet 16 appearance, while Texas looks to return for the first time since its Elite Eight run in 2023.
In the first round of action, the Zags' performance was rather concerning. Meanwhile, Texas dominated sixth-seeded BYU for the majority of the game, despite a 35-point effort from superstar AJ Dybantsa.
Texas enters this second-round contest as a 5.5-point underdog, despite looking far more impressive in the first round of play behind an exceptional 23 points from its seven-foot center Matas Vokietaitis.
While the Zags boast an impressive overall record, Few’s Bulldogs once again played an extremely easy schedule in the WCC.
On the other side, Texas is coming off its 20th victory of the season and has been battle-tested all season long playing a loaded SEC schedule.
Miller’s Longhorns catching 5.5 points in this spot is baffling to me, though not very surprising, as the market consistently overvalues Few’s bunch every single season.
I love the Longhorns in this battle behind the spectacular play of their unbelievably versatile 6-foot-8 tweener, Dailyn Swain, who's averaging nearly 18 points and over seven rebounds in his first year in Austin.
Like my last two SGP selections in the tournament’s first two days, I'll be looking to extract value by pairing the side I prefer with a player prop from the opposing team.
In this case, I'll be negating the spread altogether for my first leg: I'll be playing Texas on the moneyline to advance.
Leg 2: Graham Ike 18+ Points
For the second leg, I'll be targeting Graham Ike to score at least 18 points for a Zags offense seemingly incapable of finding any rhythm without playing through its star forward and senior-leader.
Action Labs projects him for 23.3 points on Saturday.
On DraftKings, you can play this SGP at a fantastic +400 price ahead of Saturday night’s contest.
