Duke is coming off of back-to-back ranked wins over Louisville 84-73 and SMU 82-75 for a perfect 4-0 start in ACC play. The Golden Bears are coming off back-to-back road losses to Virginia, 84-60, and Virginia Tech, 78-75, with their lone ACC win coming at home against Notre Dame, 72-71, on Jan. 2.

The 6th-ranked Duke Blue Devils hit the road in Atlantic Coast Conference play for a Tuesday night top-25 matchup with the No. 20 Louisville Cardinals.

The No. 6 Duke Blue Devils face the No. 20 Louisville Cardinals in a men’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 (1/6/26) at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

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The No. 6 Blue Devils (13-1) face the No. 20 Cardinals (11-3) at KFC Yum! Center with tip-off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with streaming available on multiple platforms.

Duke arrives at the ACC Championship as one of the strangest teams in college football: a 7-win squad with the profile of a 5-win team, an elite offense paired with a bottom-six defense, and a quarterback playing some of the best football in the country.

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