ArizonaVarsity staff pick’em for Week 11/17/23

Ralph Amsden, the owner of ArizonaVarsity, started the pick’em contest here on the website a few years ago. Below are the rules and guidelines he set forth for the competition.

“Here's how our staff pick'em contest works: we set odds for who we believe the favorite and underdog in each game are. To play along at home, simply pick the favorite or underdog to win by the assigned spread (example, if Team A is favored by 7.5, to get your selection correct, Team A has to win by at least 8 points, or Team B has to lose by less than 7).

Feel free to play along at home, and try to beat our staff!

Disclaimer: We're not gambling. That would be ridiculous. This is a game. For fun.”

We will follow the rules Ralph initially introduced above!

You can see the ArizonaVarsity staff picks by subscribing to the TeamAZV Forum.

Team AZV leaderboard

Rank	Member	Record	Win %

1.	JJ Digos	62-30	67%
2.	Cody Cameron	56-38	59%
3.	Eric Newman	51-38	57%
4.	Chris Eaton	50-41	54.9%
5.	Zach Alvira	49-45	52%
6.	Jacob Seliga	46-44	51%

8. 4A Playoffs: #5 Thunderbird +1.5 @ #4 Arcadia

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Arcadia -1.5
Jacob Seliga	Thunderbird +1.5
Eric Newman	Thunderbird +1.5
Zach Alvira	Thunderbird +1.5
JJ Digos	Arcadia -1.5
Gridiron Arizona	Thunderbird +1.5

7. 4A Playoffs #10 Arizona College Prep +14.5 @ #2 Canyon del Oro

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Arizona College Prep +14.5
Jacob Seliga	Arizona College Prep +14.5
Zach Alvira	Arizona College Prep +14.5
JJ Digos	Arizona College Prep +14.5
Gridiron Arizona	Arizona College Prep +14.5
Eric Newman	Canyon Del Oro -14.5

6. 5A Playoffs: #7 Notre Dame Prep +12.5 @ #2 Desert Edge

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Notre Dame Prep +12.5
Jacob Seliga	Attending
Zach Alvira	Desert Edge -12.5
JJ Digos	Notre Dame Prep +12.5
Gridiron Arizona	Notre Dame Prep +12.5
Eric Newman	Desert Edge -12.5

5. 6A Playoffs: #8 Casteel +10.5 @ #1 Brophy

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Casteel +10.5
Jacob Seliga	Casteel +10.5
Zach Alvira	Casteel +10.5
JJ Digos	Casteel +10.5
Gridiron Arizona	Casteel +10.5
Eric Newman	Casteel +10.5

4. 6A Playoffs: #12 Red Mountain +8.5 @ #4 Pinnacle

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Red Mountain +8.5
Jacob Seliga	Red Mountain +8.5
Zach Alvira	Red Mountain +8.5
JJ Digos	Red Mountain +8.5
Gridiron Arizona	Red Mountain +8.5
Eric Newman	Pinnacle -8.5

3. 6A Playoffs: #7 Williams Field +9.5 @ #2 Salpointe Catholic

Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Williams Field +9.5
Jacob Seliga	Williams Field +9.5
Zach Alvira	Williams Field +9.5
JJ Digos	Williams Field +9.5
Gridiron Arizona	Williams Field +9.5
Eric Newman	Williams Field +9.5

2. Open Playoffs: #7 ALA Queen Creek +5.5 @ #2 Basha

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	ALA Queen Creek +5.5
Jacob Seliga	Basha -5.5
Zach Alvira	Basha -5.5
JJ Digos	Basha -5.5
Gridiron Arizona	Attending
Eric Newman	ALA Queen Creek +5.5

1. Open Playoffs: #5 Highland +3.5 @ #4 Chandler

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Highland +3.5
Jacob Seliga	Highland +3.5
Zach Alvira	Attending
JJ Digos	Chandler -3.5
Gridiron Arizona	Highland +3.5
Eric Newman	Chandler -3.5

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