The Arizona Wildcats and the Duke Blue Devils are set to face one another in the Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 27.
Tip-off is set for 8:39 p.m. central on CBS.
Arizona (24-12), a No. 4 seed, is coming off an 87-83 win over Oregon on Sunday. Duke (33-3), a No. 1 seed, is coming off an 89-66 victory over No. 9 seed Baylor on Sunday.
Arizona is in its third Sweet 16 in the last four seasons and is looking to make to the program’s first Elite Eight appearance since 2015. Meanwhile, Duke is also making its fifth Sweet 16 appearance since the 2018 season and has advanced to the Elite Eight in each of those tournaments.
Here is a preview of the game.
How to Watch Arizona vs. Duke
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 8:39 p.m. CT
TV Channel: CBS
Site: Prudential Center; Newark, NJ
Arizona vs. Duke Betting Odds, Lines
Opening Line: Duke (-8.5)
Current Line: Duke (-8.5)
Over/Under: 153.5 (Open: 151.5)
Arizona vs. Duke Predictions
Arizona has quietly been one of the tougher teams in the country over the last couple of months, navigating the nation’s fourth-toughest schedule well enough to land them a No. 4 seed in the tournament.
The Wildcats rolled past Akron and then outlasted a tough Oregon team on Sunday night to get to this point. Meanwhile, Duke enjoyed the nation’s 56th-toughest schedule, but has been utterly dominant this season. With Cooper Flagg playing without any leftover issues from his ankle injury in the ACC Tournament, there’s no reason to expect anything but the best from him on Thursday.
Caleb Love, a former UNC Tarheel, would enjoy nothing more than to knock the top-seeded Blue Devils out of the tournament, but that will be easier said than done. Arizona is the biggest underdog of any team in the Sweet 16, and given that this is the same team that handed the Wildcats a 14-point loss back in November, there might be good reason for that.
These are not the same teams that played four months ago, and while Arizona has made major strides in that time, Duke has as well. Arizona will hang tough and make this one interesting, but it will be Duke that prevails when the final buzzer sounds.
Duke 81, Arizona 77
ESPN Matchup Predictor: Duke (76.0% Chance to Win)
