Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for games of Week 1

Here is the Week 1 schedule with projected margins of victory, courtesy of the Maxwell Ratings. The projected winner is on the left. The projected margin of victory is on the right. The Maxwell computer ratings take into account each team’s historical and current season performance. The projected margins additionally consider actual scoring patterns and so may not match the projected margins when using the ratings alone. Games involving out-of-state teams are not included because of lack of data on those opponents, but they are listed below.

Today’s games

Kell vs. Cherokee Bluff -10

Parkview at Johns Creek -6

Thursday’s games

Archer at West Forsyth -4

Carver, Columbus at Hardaway -20

Clarke Central vs. Cedar Shoals -13

Griffin vs. Ola -2

Marion Co. at Shaw -3

Newton vs. Hapeville Charter -9

North Forsyth vs. North Atlanta -14

Pinewood Christian at Robert Toombs -39

Rutland vs. Towers -10

Screven Co. vs. GSIC -44

Southeast Bulloch vs. Liberty Co. -4

Friday’s games

ACE Charter vs. Crawford Co. -4

Alcovy vs. Lithonia -8

Allatoona at North Paulding -1

Arabia Mountain vs. Jackson, Atlanta -6

Armuchee vs. Gordon Central -4

Athens Academy at Dade Co. -25

Atkinson Co. at Brantley Co. -4

B.E.S.T. Academy vs. Greene Co. -1

Baconton Charter at Grace Christian -34

Banks Co. vs. Johnson, Gainesville -17

Banneker at Washington -13

Benedictine vs. Jenkins -30

Bethlehem Christian vs. Augusta Prep -8

Bleckley Co. vs. Dodge Co. 0

Blessed Trinity at Calhoun -1

Bowdon vs. Manchester -3

Brooks Co. vs. Thomasville 0

Cairo at Thomas Co. Central -4

Calvary Day at Islands -19

Camden Co. vs. Columbia -34

Cartersville at Cherokee -20

Carver, Atlanta at South Cobb -26

Cedar Grove at Bainbridge -8

Cedartown at Rockmart -3

Centennial vs. Wheeler -2

Central, Carrollton vs. Redan -27

Central Fellowship at Rock Springs -30

Central Gwinnett vs. Discovery -10

Chapel Hill vs. Stone Mountain -15

Christ. Heritage vs. North Cobb Christ. -2

Clinch Co. at Berrien -15

Coahulla Creek vs. Murray Co. -9

Coffee at Tift Co. -6

Cook vs. Pelham -7

Coosa vs. Southeast Whitfield -2

Creekview at Cambridge -3

Crisp Co. vs. Dooly Co. -33

Cross Creek vs. Butler -6

Dacula at St. Pius -5

Dalton vs. North Murray -7

Dawson Co. vs. Jackson Co. -14

Dougherty vs. Westover -7

Dublin vs. Wilkinson Co. -37

Duluth at M.L. King -1

Dunwoody at North Springs -7

Early Co. at Miller Co. -21

East Jackson at Oglethorpe Co. -5

East Paulding vs. Woodland, Carters. -22

Eastside at Luella -11

Etowah at Lassiter -6

Fannin Co. at Union Co. -10

Fayette Co. vs. McIntosh -6

Fellowship Christ. vs. Mount Pisgah -28

Fitzgerald vs. Irwin Co. -5

Flint River Acad. at Georgia Christian -3

Flowery Branch at Decatur -11

Forsyth Central vs. Chattahoochee -14

Frederica Acad. vs. Brookwood School -3

George Walton at Lake Oconee Acad. -42

Gilmer at Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe -1

Glynn Academy at Statesboro -8

GAC at Meadowcreek -12

Greenbrier vs. Harlem -6

Greenville vs. Spencer -2

Hampton at Tri-Cities -4

Hancock Central vs. Glenn Hills -20

Harrison vs. South Paulding -14

Hart Co. at Elbert Co. -12

Harvester Christian vs. Lanier Christian -7

Hawkinsville vs. Portal -13

Heard Co. vs. Bremen -2

Hebron Christian at Chestatee -1

Heritage, Conyers at Salem -2

Heritage, Newnan vs. St. Mary's Acad. -35

Hillgrove at River Ridge -4

Houston Co. at Sumter Co. -26

Howard vs. Southwest -15

Jeff Davis vs. Charlton Co. -10

Jefferson at Alpharetta -9

Jefferson Co. at Aquinas -6

Jenkins Co. at Treutlen -7

John Milledge at Brentwood School -21

Josey at Savannah -8

Kennesaw Mountain at Cass -4

King's Ridge at Lakeview Academy -6

LaFayette at Chattooga -1

Lakeside, Atlanta at Berkmar -3

Lambert at Sequoyah 0

Landmark Christian vs. Rockdale Co. -4

Lanier Co. vs. Bacon Co. -11

Lincoln Co. vs. Bryan Co. -35

Locust Grove vs. McDonough -6

Loganville Christ. at Creekside Christ. -4

Lumpkin Co. vs. Riverside Military -10

Macon Co. vs. Whitefield Academy -9

Madison Co. at Franklin Co. -9

Marist vs. Gainesville -21

McIntosh Co. Acad. vs. Johnson, Sav. -16

Metter at Swainsboro -3

Midtown vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate -13

Monroe vs. Mitchell Co. -1

Monroe Area at Loganville -13

Morgan Co. at Social Circle -13

Morrow vs. Forest Park -6

Mount de Sales vs. Strong Rock -15

Mountain View vs. Shiloh -4

New Manchester vs. Woodland, Stock. -4

North Cobb at Westlake -5

Northside, Columbus vs. Columbus -5

Northview vs. McNair -34

Northwest Whitfield at Pepperell -3

Oconee Co. vs. North Oconee -9

Paulding Co. vs. Hiram -5

Peach Co. at Baldwin -11

Peachtree Ridge at Seckinger -41

Piedmont Acd. at Trinity Christ., Dublin -5

Pinecrest Acd. vs. Notre Dame Acd. -35

Rabun Co. at Haralson Co. -14

Richmond Hill vs. Effingham Co. -13

Ringgold vs. Heritage, Ringgold -6

Riverwood vs. Alexander -2

Rome vs. Creekside -5

Roswell vs. Denmark -12

Sav. Country Day vs. Windsor Forest -5

Schley Co. at Tattnall Square -1

Seminole Co. at Kendrick -9

Sonoraville vs. Pickens -2

South Forsyth vs. Lanier -13

South Gwinnett vs. Pebblebrook -3

Spalding vs. Eagle's Landing -5

Sprayberry at Campbell -5

St. Francis at Providence Christian -7

Stephens Co. vs. Habersham Central -6

Tattnall Co. vs. Claxton -7

Taylor Co. vs. Southland Academy -7

Temple at Pike Co. 0

Terrell Acad. vs. SW Georgia Acad. -14

Thomas Jefferson at St. Andrew's -23

Thomson vs. Burke Co. -4

Tiftarea Academy at Bulloch Academy 0

Toombs Co. vs. Long Co. -15

Trion at Gordon Lee -3

Troup at Harris Co. 0

Tucker at Miller Grove -8

Turner Co. vs. Worth Co. -8

Union Grove at Upson-Lee -4

Veterans vs. Richmond Academy -22

Vidalia vs. South Effingham -5

Walnut Grove at Jasper Co. -11

Ware Co. at Appling Co. -13

Warner Robins vs. Lee Co. -2

Warren Co. vs. Glascock Co. -41

Washington-Wilkes vs. East Laurens -16

Wayne Co. at Bradwell Institute -20

Wesleyan vs. Mount Vernon -9

West Hall vs. East Hall -7

Westfield School at Deerfield-Windsor -4

Westminster at Lovett -3

Westside, Augusta vs. Hephzibah -3

Westside, Macon at Central, Macon -7

Wheeler Co. vs. GMC Prep -2

White Co. vs. North Hall 0

Wilcox Co. vs. Lamar Co. -4

Winder-Barrow vs. Apalachee -11

Woodstock at Osborne -26

Woodward Acad. at Trinity Christian -1

Saturday’s games

Brookwood vs. Norcross -5

Douglas Co. vs. Lithia Springs -15

Dutchtown vs. Stephenson -7

East Coweta at Starr's Mill -5

Grayson vs. Marietta -13

Holy Innocents’ vs. Pace Academy -8

Jonesboro at Mount Zion, Jonesboro -33

Lovejoy at Mundy's Mill -18

Mays at Douglass -14

Mill Creek vs. Walton -6

North Gwinnett vs. McEachern -7

Northeast vs. Mary Persons -2

Northside, W.R. vs. Jones Co. -2

Riverdale vs. North Clayton -36

Sandy Creek vs. Newnan -3

Stockbridge vs. Southwest DeKalb -2

Whitewater vs. Northgate -7

Other games

LaGrange at Smiths Station, Ala. (Thu.)

May River, SC at New Hampstead (Th., P)

Aiken, S.C. at Lakeside, Evans

Andrew Jackson, Fla. at Brunswick (GL)

Barbour Co., Ala. at Pataula Charter

Beach at Bluffton, S.C.

Buford vs. Thompson, Ala. (MI)

Carrollton at Gadsden City, Ala.

Cherokee Co., Ala. at Model

Cleburne Co., Ala. at Mt. Zion, Carroll

Commerce at Southside Christian, S.C.

Darlington at Olympia, Fla.

ELCA at Brentwood Academy, Tenn.

Grovetown at Midland Valley, S.C.

Hammond School, S.C. at Prince Avenue

Hilton Head Chr., SC at Sav. Christian (P)

Lipscomb Academy, Tenn. at Milton

North Augusta, S.C. at Evans

North Miami, Fla. at Valdosta

Opelika, Ala. at Callaway (C)

Strom Thurmond, S.C. at Laney

Towns Co. at Hayesville, N.C.

American Heritage, Fla. at Lowndes (Sat.)

Collins Hill vs. Life Christian, Va. (Sat., MI)

Colquitt vs. Deer. Beach, Fla. (Sat., LH)

Hughes vs. Spartanburg, S.C. (Sat., MI)