Duke Blue Devils vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CBS

The Duke Blue Devils (7-0) are hitting the road to United Center on Thursday where they will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1).

The Duke Blue Devils faced Howard and went home with a win by a final score of 93-56 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Blue Devils ended up finishing with 22 while Howard racked up 20 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Howard went 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 21 tries. In addition, Howard pulled down 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Howard totaled 12 assists and had 6 steals in the game. With regard to defending, Duke allowed their opponent to shoot 30.4% from the field on 17 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 40 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Blue Devils made 14 of 22 tries for a rate of 63.6%. Duke walked away from the game having earned a 61.0% field goal percentage (36 of 59) and made 7 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Cameron Boozer is a player who was a factor for the game. He ended up going 83.3% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and also totaled 12 boards. He totaled 26 points on 10 of 12 shooting.

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Duke will enter this contest with a record of 7-0 this season. They are averaging 93.6 pts per contest (17th in D-1) while hitting 52.4% from the floor. The Blue Devils are connecting on 37.3% on three-point attempts (76 of 204) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Duke is grabbing 44.0 boards per game and has tallied 146 dimes for the campaign, which is 5th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Blue Devils have forced 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 160th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 80 relinquished so far this season. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 33.0% (140 of 424) and they surrender 30.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 24.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 2nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (57.0).

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the victory with a final of 115-61 against Jackson State. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Arkansas permitted Jackson State to pull down 24 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from distance by shooting 9 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Razorbacks allowed Jackson State to convert 22 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4% in this contest. Overall, the Razorbacks went 39 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 63.9%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Arkansas buried 9 out of their 18 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 28 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Jackson State committed 25 fouls for the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 36 tries. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 14 steals in this game. The Razorbacks corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the game.

Malique Ewin was important for the Razorbacks for the game. He converted 8 of 9 for the game giving him a rate of 88.9%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 14 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup.

Arkansas has a mark of 5-1 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Razorbacks are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 48th in the nation. Arkansas has tallied 546 pts on the campaign (91.0 per game) and they grab 39.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.7 times per contest (59th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 9.2 times per contest. The Razorbacks commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Arkansas defense allows 30.0% on 3-point attempts (51 of 170) and their opponents are connecting on 65.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.8 dimes and 35.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 266th and 189th in D-1. The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 121st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.2. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (52nd in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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