Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for games of Week 3

Here is the Week 3 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.

Thursday’s games

Columbia vs. Washington -27

Decatur vs. Southwest DeKalb -5

East Laurens vs. Jenkins Co. -1

Lakeside, Atlanta vs. Forest Park -7

Lithonia vs. Landmark Christian -6

Long Co. at Treutlen -33

Mount Zion, Carroll at Jordan -35

Portal vs. Robert Toombs Academy -10

Redan vs. Tri-Cities -12

Stratford Academy vs. Riverside Mil. -38

Washington-Wilkes vs. Glenn Hills -40

Westover vs. Spencer -7

Friday’s games

ACE Charter vs. Pataula Charter -28

Alpharetta at Cambridge -3

Appling Co. at Wayne Co. -18

Aquinas vs. Savannah Country Day -1

B.E.S.T. Academy vs. Towers -8

Bainbridge at Thomas Co. Central -2

Banks Co. vs. Oglethorpe Co. -6

Benedictine vs. Westminster -25

Berkmar at Druid Hills -3

Berrien vs. Bacon Co. -26

Brantley Co. vs. Beach -28

Bremen vs. Bowdon -3

Brentwood School at GMC Prep -28

Briarwood Academy vs. Glascock Co. -31

Brooks Co. at Cook -19

Buford vs. North Cobb -6

Calhoun at Creekview -25

Carrollton vs. Rome -4

Cartersville at Allatoona -28

Cass vs. Drew -15

Cedar Grove at Westlake -7

Cedar Shoals vs. East Forsyth -35

Cedartown vs. Sequoyah -28

Central, Carrollton at Hampton -11

Central, Talbotton vs. Baconton -20

Central Fellowship vs. Tiftarea Acad. -3

Central Gwinnett vs. Jackson Co. -5

Chamblee vs. Dunwoody -10

Chattahoochee Co. vs. Walnut Grove -1

Cherokee vs. Woodstock -34

Claxton vs. Hawkinsville -1

Clinch Co. vs. Miller Co. -34

Collins Hill vs. Brookwood -16

Colquitt Co. vs. Tift Co. -33

Creekside Christ. vs. Notre Dame Acd. -27

Cross Keys at Flint River Academy -5

Dalton at Sonoraville -14

Darlington vs. Christian Heritage -12

Dawson Co. at North Hall -7

Deerfield-Windsor vs. Strong Rock -10

Discovery vs. Stone Mountain -24

Douglas Co. vs. McEachern -3

Dublin at Lamar Co. 0

Dutchtown vs. Jonesboro -15

ELCA at Calvary Day -13

East Coweta at Hillgrove -6

East Hall vs. Johnson, Gainesville -21

East Paulding at Hiram -9

Edmund Burke at Trinity Christ., Dublin 0

Elbert Co. vs. Harlem -10

Etowah vs. Forsyth Central -17

Evans vs. Greenbrier -21

Fannin Co. vs. Pickens -1

First Presbyterian vs. Brookstone -7

Fitzgerald at Northeast -26

Flowery Branch at Stephens Co. -13

Frederica Acad. vs. Valwood School -6

Gainesville at Monroe Area -22

Gatewood School at Augusta Prep -32

George Walton vs. Social Circle -3

Georgia Christian vs. Fullington Acad. -11

Gilmer vs. Murray Co. -34

Glynn Academy at Camden Co. -6

Gordon Central vs. Coosa -6

Gordon Lee at Southeast Whitfield -3

Hancock Central at Greene Co. 0

Hapeville Charter vs. Pebblebrook -4

Hardaway vs. Northside, Columbus -1

Harris Co. vs. Shaw -20

Harrison at Paulding Co. -10

Hart Co. vs. Apalachee -14

Hebron Christian at Commerce -1

Heritage, Conyers vs. Rockdale Co. -1

Heritage, Newnan vs. Kendrick -28

Heritage, Ring. vs. Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. -28

Houston Co. at West Laurens -13

Hughes vs. Mays -26

Jefferson vs. St. Pius -1

Johns Creek at Lanier -9

Johnson Co. vs. Warren Co. -5

Jones Co. vs. Perry -17

Kell vs. Pope -17

King's Acad. at Rock Springs Christ. -22

King's Ridge at Calvary Christian -10

Lambert vs. Mountain View -9

Lee Co. vs. Lithia Springs -38

Lincoln Co. vs. Emanuel Co. Institute -4

Locust Grove vs. M.L. King -3

Lovejoy at Crisp Co. 0

Lumpkin Co. vs. Franklin Co. -8

Macon Co. at Dooly Co. -8

Manchester vs. Columbus -11

Marist vs. Eagle's Landing -35

Mary Persons vs. Trinity Christian -1

Meadowcreek at Campbell -20

Mill Creek at Archer -28

Miller Grove vs. Douglass -12

Monroe vs. Seminole Co. -23

Montgomery Co. at Taylor Co. -20

Morgan Co. vs. Jasper Co. -28

Mount Pisgah vs. Cherokee Christian -35

Mount Vernon at Mount Paran Christ. -6

New Hampstead vs. Bradwell Institute -28

Newton at Eastside -19

North Atlanta at New Manchester -25

North Clayton at McNair -24

North Murray at Ridgeland -14

North Paulding vs. Kennesaw Mtn. -17

Northwest Whitfield vs. Ringgold -6

Oconee Co. at Putnam Co. -28

Ola vs. Jackson -16

Pace Academy at GAC -7

Peachtree Ridge vs. Loganville -6

Pelham vs. Mitchell Co. -7

Pierce Co. at Metter -19

Prince Ave. Christ. at Athens Acad. -21

Rabun Co. vs. Adairsville -25

Richmond Academy at Josey -28

Richmond Hill vs. Jenkins -24

River Ridge vs. Sprayberry -22

Riverdale at Mundy's Mill -10

Riverwood at North Springs -31

Roswell at Marietta 0

Sandy Creek at Alexander -13

Savannah vs. Groves -6

Schley Co. at Early Co. -1

Screven Co. vs. Westside, Augusta -5

Skipstone vs. Harvester Christian -2

South Cobb vs. Wheeler -5

South Effingham vs. Islands -7

South Forsyth at North Oconee -7

South Gwinnett vs. Dacula -7

Southland Acad. vs. Westfield School -4

Southwest at Pike Co. -4

SW Georgia Acad. vs. Grace Christ. -21

Spalding at Fayette Co. -20

St. Anne-Pacelli vs. Lakeview Acad. -28

Starr's Mill vs. Luella -27

Statesboro vs. Effingham Co. -7

Stephenson vs. Arabia Mountain -21

Stockbridge vs. Dougherty -15

Swainsboro vs. Jeff Davis -24

Tattnall Square at Athens Christian -8

Telfair Co. at Atkinson Co. -15

Temple at Chattooga -6

Terrell Co. at Greenville -20

Therrell vs. Clarkston -31

Thomasville at Cairo -3

Thomson at Grovetown -27

Troup vs. Callaway -4

Turner Co. at Randolph-Clay -34

Twiggs Co. vs. GSIC -47

Union Co. at Towns Co. -21

Union Grove at McDonough -18

Valdosta vs. Banneker -29

Vidalia vs. Pinewood Christian -14

Villa Rica vs. Northgate -4

Walker at Lake Oconee Academy -24

Ware Co. at Baldwin -35

Warner Robins at Northside, W.R. -11

Washington Co. at Dodge Co. 0

Wesleyan at North Cobb Christian -6

West Forsyth at North Forsyth -16

West Hall vs. East Jackson -16

Westside, Macon vs. Morrow -19

Wheeler Co. vs. Bryan Co. -4

White Co. vs. Chestatee -18

Whitefield Acd. at Providence Christ. -37

Whitewater vs. Griffin -12

Wilkinson Co. at Crawford Co. -7

Winder-Barrow vs. Salem -38

Windsor Forest vs. Johnson, Savannah -1

Woodland, Cartersville vs. Model 0

Woodland, Stockbridge vs. McIntosh -13

Worth Co. vs. Upson-Lee -6

Other games

Brookwood School at Maclay, Fla.

Butler at Airport, S.C.

Creekside vs. Dutch Fork, S.C. (Sat., L)

Gray Acad., S.C. at South Atlanta (Sat., L)

Grayson at Fort Dorchester, S.C. (Sat., L)

Heath. Hall, S.C. at Bethlehem Christian

Holy Innocents’ at Christ Church, S.C.

John Paul II, S.C. at St. Andrew's School

Lakeside, Evans at North Augusta, S.C.

Lanier Co. at Santa Fe, Fla.

North Miami Beach, Fla. at Lowndes

West Nassau, Fla. at Charlton Co.

Winter Park, Fla. at North Gwinnett