Duke will have a chance to avenge its gut-wrenching Elite Eight defeat to UConn next season when the Blue Devils and Huskies face off in Las Vegas on Nov. 25.

That matchup will mark the first of three marquee Duke non-conference games Amazon will broadcast during the 2026-27 campaign as part of the ever-growing retailer and streaming service’s groundbreaking multiyear partnership with the university.

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Prime Video and Duke both announced the slate on Thursday. In addition to Duke-UConn, Prime Video will televise a Dec. 21 game between Duke and defending national champion Michigan in New York City, and a Feb. 20 showdown that will pit the Blue Devils against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Detroit.

All three games will be played at professional sports arenas: the first at T-Mobile Arena, the home of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights; the second at Madison Square Garden, which most notably plays host to the NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL’s New York Rangers; and the third at Little Caesars Arena, where the NBA’s Detroit Pistons star.

Thursday’s news signifies the start of Amazon broadcasting live college sports. The company had already carved out a space televising pro sports, namely the NFL and NBA.

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The landmark deal is part of a broader retail partnership and comes with NIL opportunities for Duke athletics, according to ESPN. It’s a three-year agreement that permits Prime Video to exclusively televise a trio of Duke neutral-site non-conference games per season.

“In addition to our outstanding partnership with ESPN, we are excited to work with Prime Video on this groundbreaking initiative,” Duke athletic director Nina King said in the university’s release Thursday.

“As Prime Video’s first college sports partner, this collaboration not only expands the global reach of Duke men’s basketball, but also creates meaningful opportunities for our student-athletes in a way that reflects innovation and excellence.”

ESPN is the ACC’s primary media partner. Duke compromised with ESPN and the ACC to make the Amazon partnership possible, agreeing to participate in additional ESPN-owned and operated neutral-site events during the 2027-28 and 2028-29 seasons.

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Strength of schedule is consistently a banner item on Duke’s NCAA tournament résumé. The Blue Devils annually welcome top-tier non-conference opponents. Last time around, they played Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan State, Texas Tech and, eventually, Michigan in the regular season.

On Thursday, they announced, with Prime Video, what are surely to be three of the most intriguing non-conference matchups of the 2026-27 campaign.