Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for games of Week 8

Here are this week’s games 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

Benedictine vs. Burke Co. -6

Calvary Day at Groves -45

Chamblee vs. Tucker 0

Columbia vs. Landmark Christian -26

Cross Keys vs. St. Mary's Academy -10

Eastside vs. Heritage, Conyers -42

Houston Co. vs. Northside, W.R. -15

Loganville at Clarke Central -8

McNair vs. Towers -4

Putnam Co. vs. Glenn Hills -42

Rutland at Jordan -33

Shiloh vs. Jackson Co. -7

Stone Mountain vs. Clarkston -15

Thomson at Butler -35

Vidalia at Tattnall Co. -21

Friday’s games

ACE Charter vs. Central, Macon -22

Adairsville at Ridgeland -46

Allatoona vs. Woodstock -42

Appling Co. at Toombs Co. -22

Aquinas vs. Towns Co. -38

Athens Acad. vs. Providence Christ. -28

Bainbridge vs. Westover -35

Bleckley Co. vs. Dublin -22

Blessed Trinity vs. Pope -38

Bowdon vs. Forest Park -39

Brantley Co. at Windsor Forest -25

Bremen vs. LaFayette -16

Brentwood vs. Edmund Burke Acad. -11

Briarwood Academy at Bulloch Acad. -3

Brunswick vs. Lakeside, Evans -22

Cairo vs. Hardaway -20

Calhoun vs. Hiram -42

Calvary Christian at Creekside Christ. -35

Cambridge vs. Centennial -32

Carrollton vs. East Coweta -13

Cartersville at Cass -15

Carver, Atlanta vs. Mundy's Mill -24

Cedartown at Heritage, Ringgold -34

Central, Carrollton vs. Sonoraville -3

Charlton Co. vs. Turner Co. -18

Cherokee Christian vs. King's Ridge -23

Claxton at Savannah -34

Clinch Co. vs. Lanier Co. -24

Coffee at Bradwell Institute -45

Creekview at River Ridge -4

Crisp Co. vs. Monroe -19

Dalton vs. Woodland, Cartersville -32

Darlington at Chattooga -48

Dawson Co. vs. Pickens -28

Decatur vs. Arabia Mountain -9

Deer.-Windsor at Brookwood School -3

Denmark vs. West Forsyth -9

Dodge Co. at Jeff Davis -1

Dooly Co. at Treutlen -42

Dougherty vs. Columbus -36

Douglas Co. vs. Paulding Co. -9

Eagle's Landing at Locust Grove -32

Eagle's Landing Christian vs. Redan -41

Early Co. at Randolph-Clay -42

East Forsyth vs. Cherokee Bluff -11

East Laurens vs. Jasper Co. -3

Effingham Co. vs. Grovetown -26

Fannin Co. at Model -3

Fellowship Christian at East Jackson -16

First Presbyterian at Mount de Sales 0

Fitzgerald at Worth Co. -18

Flowery Branch at Winder-Barrow -2

Fullington Acad. at Harvester Christ. -18

George Walton vs. Riverside Military -36

Gilmer vs. Lumpkin Co. -2

Glascock Co. at Twiggs Co. -28

Glynn Academy at South Effingham -2

Greene Co. vs. Warren Co. -11

Hampton vs. Mount Zion, Jonesboro -40

Hapeville Charter vs. SW DeKalb -7

Harlem at Hephzibah -21

Heard Co. vs. Crawford Co. -42

Hebron Christian vs. Monroe Area -5

Holy Innocents’ vs. Miller Grove -13

Hughes vs. East Paulding -44

Johnson Co. at Bacon Co. -24

Jones Co. vs. Ola -25

Jonesboro vs. Morrow -15

Kell at Northview -44

Kennesaw Mountain at Osborne -23

King's Academy vs. Lanier Christian -3

LaGrange vs. North Clayton -48

Lake Oconee Acad. at Notre Dame -32

Lakeside, Atlanta vs. Drew -29

Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. vs. Gordon Lee -7

Lambert at Forsyth Central -44

Laney vs. Josey -38

Lee Co. at Veterans -41

Liberty Co. at Savannah Country Day -2

Lithia Springs at Tri-Cities -30

Long Co. vs. Beach -23

Lovejoy at Alcovy -27

M.L. King vs. Lithonia -12

Madison Co. at North Hall 0

Marietta vs. Hillgrove -21

Mary Persons at Jackson -11

Mays vs. Jackson, Atlanta -15

McEachern at Harrison -10

McIntosh Co. Acad. vs. Jenkins Co. -14

Metter at Bryan Co. -24

Midtown vs. Druid Hills -3

Milton at South Forsyth -11

Mitchell Co. at Seminole Co. -21

Montgomery Co. at Portal 0

Morgan Co. vs. Salem -48

Mt. Pisgah Christian at Christ. Heritage -9

Mount Vernon vs. Mount Zion, Carroll -7

New Hampstead vs. SE Bulloch -23

Newnan vs. Alexander -11

North Cobb Christian vs. KIPP Atlanta -43

North Forsyth vs. Lanier -18

North Murray vs. Gordon Central -41

North Oconee at Cedar Shoals -32

North Springs vs. Chattahoochee -13

Northeast vs. Kendrick -48

Northgate vs. McIntosh -4

Northside, Columbus at Harris Co. -34

Northwest Whitfield vs. SE Whitfield -41

Oconee Co. vs. Hart Co. -9

Oglethorpe Co. vs. Athens Christian -13

Pace Academy vs. McDonough -35

Pepperell vs. Armuchee -28

Pinecrest Acd. vs. Community Christ. -21

Pinewood Christian vs. Memorial Day -47

Rabun Co. at St. Francis -22

Richmond Academy at Cross Creek -35

Richmond Hill vs. Camden Co. -19

Ringgold vs. Coahulla Creek -13

Rockmart vs. Haralson Co. -37

Rome vs. Sequoyah -14

Roswell at Lassiter -35

Savannah Christian at Johnson, Sav. -9

Skipstone Academy vs. Rock Springs -40

Social Circle vs. Commerce -8

South Atlanta at Mt. Paran Christian -31

South Paulding vs. New Manchester -41

SW Georgia at Piedmont Academy -12

Spalding vs. Howard -32

Spencer at Southwest -2

Sprayberry vs. Johns Creek -16

St. Andrew's vs. Trinity Christ., Dublin -20

St. Anne-Pacelli at Brookstone -7

Starr's Mill vs. Fayette Co. -34

Statesboro at Greenbrier -17

Stephens Co. at Franklin Co. -44

Stephenson vs. Westminster -1

Stockbridge at Lovett -14

Stratford Academy at Tattnall Square -4

Sumter Co. vs. Berrien -6

Swainsboro vs. Jefferson Co. -34

Terrell Academy at Georgia Christian -28

Terrell Co. vs. Miller Co. -20

Thomas Co. Central at Tift Co. -39

Thomasville vs. Carver, Columbus -4

Trion at Coosa -19

Troup at Riverdale -36

Union Co. at Banks Co. -4

Upson-Lee at Pike Co. -21

Valdosta at Lowndes -14

Villa Rica at Chapel Hill -14

Walnut Grove vs. East Hall -38

Walton vs. North Cobb -10

Ware Co. vs. Jenkins -35

Warner Robins vs. Union Grove -23

Washington Co. vs. Westside, Aug. -31

Washington-Wilkes vs. Lincoln Co. -7

Wayne Co. vs. Islands -39

Wesleyan at White Co. -1

Westfield at Strong Rock Christian -6

Westlake at Pebblebrook -10

Westside, Macon vs. West Laurens -17

Wheeler vs. Cherokee -7

Wheeler Co. vs. Hawkinsville -21

Whitefield Academy vs. Elbert Co. -2

Whitewater vs. Trinity Christian -4

Wilcox Co. vs. Telfair Co. -4

Wilkinson Co. at GMC Prep -15

Woodland, Stockbridge vs. Luella -16

Saturday’s games

North Atlanta vs. Riverwood -37

Perry at Griffin -43

Other games

GSIC at Northside Christian, S.C.

Prince Avenue Christian at Baylor, Tenn.