Arkansas Razorbacks

One of the marquee early season games of the 2025-26 college basketball season will see Duke take on Arkansas in a primetime tilt on Thanksgiving night, November 27, at 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 7 PM CT.

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.

“In what will be one of the most watched college basketball games in the last decade, we could not be more excited to be playing Thanksgiving Day against Duke on CBS again this season,” said Arkansas head coach John Calipari. “This past year playing on Thanksgiving Day was a great experience and great exposure for our program, as well as all of college basketball. This will be an NCAA tournament-caliber game that will show us exactly where our team is at that point in the season. These high-level games help prepare you for March. Duke has had an incredible season this year and Jon Scheyer has done a great job taking the reins of that program. We are looking forward to the challenge in a highly coveted matchup.”

“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.”