One of the biggest nonconference games of the 2025-26 college basketball season will take place on Thanksgiving when No. 4 Duke faces No. 22 Arkansas in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic. This will mark the second consecutive year that the Razorbacks play on Thanksgiving on CBS. Illinois defeated Arkansas 90-77 last year in a holiday showdown.

This matchup will feature some of the best freshmen in the country on the same court. The headliner of this game is Duke forward Cameron Boozer , who is a projected top-three pick in the 2026 NBA Draft . On the other side, Arkansas has two potential lottery picks in Meleek Thomas and Darius Acuff Jr .

Duke is off to a 7-0 start for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign. The Blue Devils are looking to start a season 8-0 for the f

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