Teams will meet on Thanksgiving at 8 p.m. ET at the United Center in Chicago airing live on CBS and Paramount+
One of the marquee early season games of the 2025-26 college basketball season was announced Thursday as Duke will take on Arkansas in a primetime tilt on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27, at the United Center in Chicago. The CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic will be broadcast nationally on The CBS Television Network and available to stream live on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET.
Tickets for the event will go on sale later this year, but fans are encouraged to log on to DukeArkansasChicago.com and register to receive exclusive event information, including presale access to tickets and other opportunities to enhance the Thanksgiving weekend experience in Chicago.
The 2024 CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic between Illinois and Arkansas averaged 5.174 million viewers on CBS and is the most-watched college basketball game on any network this season.
“I’m really excited to be back in Chicago and in the United Center with our team,” said Duke head coach Jon Scheyer. “We’re always looking for new and innovative ways to approach our schedule, and playing on Thanksgiving night on primetime TV is another great chance to showcase Duke Basketball on a national stage against a great opponent. We’re looking forward to the challenge.”
