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Written By Road to CFB | Last Updated March 22, 2025

We have a monster of a Round of 32 matchup this weekend when the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars take on the No. 8 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs. Houston is a -5 favorite, and the game carries a modest 140-point over/under at bet365 Sportsbook. While listed as a No. 8 seed, Gonzaga fares well in most power rankings, including seventh in KenPom. Both teams cruised past their first round opponents and square off in an early heavyweight battle in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look at bet365 Sportsbook’s latest March Madness promo for this matchup.

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Houston vs. Gonzaga tips off at 8:40 p.m. ET Saturday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita and will be broadcast on TNT. Dig into the full slate of March Madness odds here.

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Houston Vs. Gonzaga Round of 32 Preview

Neither team broke a sweat against its Round 1 foe. Houston blew past a hapless SIU Edwardsville team, 78-40, while Gonzaga obliterated Georgia, 89-68. Both teams handily covered the spread, even Houston, which found itself nearly a 30-point favorite.

Gonzaga is generally seen as a seriously under-seeded team. Finishing the season 25-8, the Bulldogs received a No. 8 seed from the committee. Houston, a top seed, has by far the worst draw of the No. 1 seeds in this tournament. For this matchup, we get a classic unstoppable force versus an immovable object. Gonzaga finished second in scoring (86.6 points per game) and seventh in KenPom’s offensive rating. Houston ranks second in scoring defense (58.5 points allowed per game) and second in KenPom’s defensive rating.

Guard Khalif Battle paced Gonzaga with 24 in the Round 1 win, and three other Bulldogs scored at least 13. It’s the latest of a season-long balanced effort; five Bulldogs averaged 10+ points per game, including leading scorer Graham Ike (13 in the win).

But they face a physical team in Houston. The Cougs smothered SIUE, holding it to 30.6% from the floor and just 2 of 24 from three. Only Duke forced a worse eFG% from opponents this year than Houston (44.6%). In its last three outings — which included Big 12 Tournament games — Houston held opponents to a paltry 39.5% eFG.

Though the offensive attack for Gonzaga has been guard-focused all year, look for the Bulldogs to try their luck inside with a slight height advantage.