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ArizonaVarsity staff Top-10 pick’em for Week 9/27/24

Cody Cameron • ArizonaVarsity

Lead Analyst

@codytcameron

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!

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

Season Results

Team AZV leaderboard

Rank	Member	Record	Win %

1.	Zach Alvira	29-11	72%
2.	JJ Digos	27-13	67%
T3.	Cody Cameron	24-16	60%
T3.	Eric Newman	23-15	60%
5.	Ralph Amsden	23-17	57%
6.	Chris Eaton	22-17	56%

10. 3A (4-1) Ben Franklin -9.5 @ 3A (5-0) ALA Ironwood

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Ben Franklin -9.5
Zach Alvira	ALA Ironwood +9.5
JJ Digos	ALA Ironwood +9.5
Gridiron Arizona	Ben Franklin -9.5
Eric Newman	ALA Ironwood +9.5
Ralph Amsden	ALA Ironwood +9.5

9. 4A (4-0) Mica Mountain -12.5 @ 5A (4-0) Casa Grande

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Casa Grande +12.5
Zach Alvira	Casa Grande +12.5
JJ Digos	Casa Grande +12.5
Gridiron Arizona	Casa Grande +12.5
Eric Newman	Mica Mountain -12.5
Ralph Amsden	Mica Mountain -12.5

8. 4A (4-0) Yuma Catholic -2.5 @ 4A (3-1) Arizona College Prep

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Arizona College Prep +2.5
Zach Alvira	Yuma Catholic -2.5
JJ Digos	Arizona College Prep +2.5
Gridiron Arizona	Arizona College Prep +2.5
Eric Newman	Yuma Catholic -2.5
Ralph Amsden	Yuma Catholic -2.5

7. 4A (4-0) Combs +8.5 @ 4A (3-1) Prescott

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Prescott -8.5
Zach Alvira	Prescott -8.5
JJ Digos	Prescott -8.5
Gridiron Arizona	Combs +8.5
Eric Newman	Prescott -8.5
Ralph Amsden	Prescott -8.5

#6 5A (2-1) Verrado -14.5 @ 5A (3-1) Ironwood

Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Verrado -14.5
Zach Alvira	Verrado -14.5
JJ Digos	Verrado -14.5
Gridiron Arizona	Verrado -14.5
Eric Newman	Verrado -14.5
Ralph Amsden	Verrado -14.5

5. 4A (3-1) Sahuaro +13.5 @ 5A (3-1) Ironwood Ridge

Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Ironwood Ridge -13.5
Zach Alvira	Sahuaro +13.5
JJ Digos	Sahuaro +13.5
Gridiron Arizona	Ironwood Ridge -13.5
Eric Newman	Ironwood Ridge -13.5
Ralph Amsden	Ironwood Ridge -13.5

4. 6A (3-1) Chavez +11.5 @ 6A Mountain Pointe (3-1)

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Mountain Pointe -11.5
Zach Alvira	Mountain Pointe -11.5
JJ Digos	Chavez +11.5
Gridiron Arizona	Cesar Chavez +11.5
Eric Newman	Mountain Pointe -11.5
Ralph Amsden	Mountain Pointe -11.5

3. 5A (4-0) Notre Dame Prep +15.5 @ 6A (4-0) Brophy

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Brophy - 15.5
Zach Alvira	Notre Dame +15.5
JJ Digos	Notre Dame Prep +15.5
Gridiron Arizona	Notre Dame Prep +15.5
Eric Newman	Brophy -15.5
Ralph Amsden	Notre Dame Prep +15.5

2. 6A (4-0) ALA QC -7.5 @ 6A (3-1) Pinnacle

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	ALA QC -7.5
Zach Alvira	ALA QC -7.5
JJ Digos	ALA QC -7.5
Gridiron Arizona	ALA-Queen Creek -7.5
Eric Newman	ALA QC -7.5
Ralph Amsden	ALA QC -7.5

1. 6A (4-0) Chandler +1.5 @ 6A (4-0) Highland

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Staff Picks

Staff Member	Picks

Cody Cameron	Chandler +1.5
Zach Alvira	Chandler +1.5
JJ Digos	Highland -1.5
Gridiron Arizona	Highland -1.5
Eric Newman	Chandler +1.5
Ralph Amsden	Chandler +1.5

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