
Duke, Arkansas Travel Packages Now Available for CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic
CHICAGO (August 5, 2025) – Travel packages are now available for Duke and Arkansas fans looking to enhance their gameday experience for the Thanksgiving night showdown between the Blue Devils and Razorbacks on Nov. 27 at the United Center in Chicago.
Travel packages can be secured by visiting www.cbsthanksgivingclassic.com/travel. Official travel packages provide the most convenient and premium way to experience both games of this exciting doubleheader. Packages include game tickets, VIP hospitality at the United Center and hotel accommodations at either the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile or the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel.
Duke, which advanced to its 18th all-time Final Four a season ago, is led by head coach Jon Scheyer, who has spent 16 seasons in Durham. Scheyer carries an 89-22 record through three seasons as the program’s head coach, along with a 245-71 record as an assistant coach and a 115-29 record as a four-year starter as a player (2006-10). The Blue Devils are poised to welcome the top-ranked recruiting class next season, headlined by Cameron and Cayden Boozer, along with fellow top-50 recruit Nikolas Khamenia and Sebastian Wilkins. In their history, the Blue Devils boast 47 NCAA Tournament appearances and five national championships.
Following a run to the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament that saw it knock off Kansas and St. John’s, Arkansas and second-year head coach John Calipari return four significant contributors from last year’s program in Trevon Brazile, Karter Knox, Billy Richmond and DJ Wagner. The Razorbacks will bring in the No. 4 ranked recruiting class in the country next season, according to 247Sports, led by five-star and top-15 standouts Darius Acuff Jr. (No. 5) and Maleek Thomas (No. 12), in addition to four-star standout Isaiah Sealy. Historically, Arkansas boasts 37 NCAA Tournament berths and have advanced to the Sweet 16 in four of the last five seasons.
General public tickets for the event will go on sale Oct. 2, but travel packages are currently the only way to secure guaranteed seating alongside exclusive amenities before public ticket availability.
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