Published Aug 30, 2024
ArizonaVarsity staff Top-10 pick’em for Week 8/30/24
Cody Cameron  •  ArizonaVarsity
Lead Analyst
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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.

Thanks as always to our sponsors, Integrity Electric and AALL Insurance.

We will follow the rules Ralph initially introduced above!

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Last Year's Results 

Team AZV leaderboard 
RankMemberRecordWin %

1.

JJ Digos

67-40

62%

2.

Cody Cameron

64-46

58%

T3.

Chris Eaton

58-47

55%

T3.

Eric Newman

58-47

55%

5.

Zach Alvira

57-51

52%

6.

Jacob Seliga

54-51

51%

10. 3A (1-0) Fountain Hills -9.5 @ 3A (0-0) Bourgade Catholic 

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Staff MemberPicks

Cody Cameron

Fountain Hills -9.5

Zach Alvira

Fountain Hills -9.5

JJ Digos

Fountain Hills -9.5

Gridiron Arizona

Fountain Hills -9.5

Eric Newman

Fountain Hills -9.5

Ralph Amsden

Bourgade Catholic +9.5

9. 3A (0-0) Pusch Ridge -7.5 @ 3A (0-0) Show Low

Staff Picks
Staff MemberPicks

Cody Cameron

Pusch Ridge -7.5

Zach Alvira

Pusch Ridge -7.5

JJ Digos

Pusch Ridge -7.5

Gridiron Arizona

Show Low +7.5

Eric Newman

Show Low +7.5

Ralph Amsden

Pusch Ridge -7.5

8. (1-0) 3A Valley Christian -10.5 @ (1-0) 3A Florence 

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Cody Cameron

Florence +10.5

Zach Alvira

Valley Christian -10.5

JJ Digos

Florence +10.5

Gridiron Arizona

Florence +10.5

Eric Newman

Florence +10.5

Ralph Amsden

Valley Christian -10.5

7. 4A Canyon del Oro -3.5 @ 4A Eastmark 

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Cody Cameron

Eastmark +3.5

Zach Alvira

Canyon Del Oro -3.5

JJ Digos

Eastmark +3.5

Gridiron Arizona

Eastmark +3.5

Eric Newman

Eastmark +3.5

Ralph Amsden

Canyon del Oro -3.5

#6 4A Coconino +7.5 @ 4A Vista Grande 

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Cody Cameron

Vista Grande -7.5

Zach Alvira

Coconino +7.5

JJ Digos

Coconino +7.5

Gridiron Arizona

Vista Grande -7.5

Eric Newman

Covering (sorta)

Ralph Amsden

Vista Grande -7.5

5. 5A Horizon -11.5 @ 5A Canyon View 

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Staff MemberPicks

Cody Cameron

Canyon View +11.5

Zach Alvira

Horizon -11.5

JJ Digos

Horizon -11.5

Gridiron Arizona

Horizon -11.5

Eric Newman

Horizon -11.5

Ralph Amsden

Canyon View +11.5

4. 5A Verrado +13.5 @ 5A Desert Mountain 

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Cody Cameron

Desert Mountain -13.5

Zach Alvira

Desert Mountain -13.5

JJ Digos

Desert Mountain -13.5

Gridiron Arizona

Desert Mountain -13.5

Eric Newman

Desert Mountain -13.5

Ralph Amsden

Desert Mountain -13.5

3. 6A Chaparral +8.5 @ 6A O'Connor 

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Staff Member Picks

Cody Cameron

O'Connor -8.5

Zach Alvira

O'Connor -8.5

JJ Digos

O'Connor -8.5

Gridiron Arizona

O'Connor -8.5

Eric Newman

O’Connor -8.5

Ralph Amsden

Chaparral +8.5

2. 6A Liberty -14.5 @ 5A Desert Edge 

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Cody Cameron

Liberty -14.5

Zach Alvira

Liberty -14.5

JJ Digos

Liberty -14.5

Gridiron Arizona

Liberty -14.5

Eric Newman

Liberty -14.5

Ralph Amsden

Desert Edge +14.5

1. 6A Brophy -4.5 @ 6A Williams Field 

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Cody Cameron

Williams Field +4.5

Zach Alvira

Brophy -4.5

JJ Digos

Brophy -4.5

Gridiron Arizona

Brophy -4.5

Eric Newman

Williams Field +4.5

Ralph Amsden

Brophy -4.5

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