Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for games of Week 9

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.

Wednesday’s game

Cedar Grove vs. Douglass -44

Thursday’s games

Creekside vs. Jackson, Atlanta -24

Northside, Columbus vs. Northgate -9

Westover vs. Hardaway -3

Friday’s games

Alpharetta at Lassiter -21

Appling Co. at Windsor Forest -40

Augusta Prep vs. SW Georgia Acad. -7

Bainbridge at Shaw -41

Benedictine vs. Southeast Bulloch -42

Bethlehem Christian at Riverside Mil. -45

Bleckley Co. at Jefferson Co. -21

Blessed Trinity vs. Johns Creek -35

Bowdon at Christian Heritage -12

Briarwood Acad. at Piedmont Acad. -9

Brooks Co. at Early Co. -27

Brookstone at Crawford Co. -43

Brookwood at Newton -8

Brookwood School at Southland Acd. -21

Burke Co. vs. Islands -46

Butler vs. Glenn Hills -28

Calhoun at Woodland, Cartersville -40

Callaway vs. Towers -43

Calvary Day vs. Johnson, Savannah -22

Cambridge at Kell -3

Carrollton at Pebblebrook -18

Cartersville at Hiram -16

Cedar Shoals at Madison Co. 0

Central Fellowship vs. Trinity, Dublin -31

Chapel Hill vs. Tri-Cities -9

Charlton Co. at Atkinson Co. -20

Chattahoochee vs. Northview -34

Chattahoochee Co. vs. Marion Co. -34

Clarke Central at Heritage, Conyers -42

Clinch Co. at Turner Co. -24

Coffee vs. Statesboro -25

Collins Hill vs. Mountain View -5

Colquitt Co. vs. Camden Co. -43

Commerce at Athens Christian -14

Cook at Berrien -26

Creekside Christ. vs. Pinecrest Acad. -19

Crisp Co. vs. Carver, Columbus -2

Dacula vs. Central Gwinnett 0

Dade Co. vs. Coosa -11

Dalton at Cass -3

Darlington vs. Pepperell -30

Dawson Co. at Wesleyan -8

Deerfield-Windsor at Tiftarea Acad. -12

Denmark vs. South Forsyth -5

Dougherty vs. Monroe -26

Druid Hills vs. Clarkston -20

Dublin at Dooly Co. -11

Duluth at Seckinger -34

Dutchtown vs. Jones Co. -28

Eagle's Landing Christian vs. Columbia -6

East Coweta at Campbell -37

Edmund Burke at Robert Toombs -6

Effingham Co. vs. Evans -24

Emanuel Co. Institute vs. Portal -40

Etowah at Woodstock -38

Fannin Co. vs. North Murray -7

Fellowship Christian vs. Athens Acad. 0

Fitzgerald vs. Jeff Davis -41

Flint River Academy at Grace Christian -7

Gainesville vs. Habersham Central -43

Gatewood at St. Mary's Academy -49

George Walton at Loganville Christian -22

Gilmer at Pickens -7

Glynn Academy vs. Grovetown -10

Grayson at South Gwinnett -8

GAC vs. North Springs -28

Hancock Central vs. GMC Prep -5

Harlem vs. Richmond Academy -23

Harvester Christ. vs. Community Chr. -14

Heritage, Newnan at Westfield -1

Holy Innocents’ vs. Southwest DeKalb -9

Irwin Co. vs. Pelham -40

Jackson at Upson-Lee -13

Jefferson at Flowery Branch -17

Jenkins vs. Greenbrier -28

John Milledge Acad. at Stratford Acd. -13

Johnson Co. at Glascock Co. -43

King's Academy at Calvary Christian -3

Lakeside, Evans at South Effingham -3

Lamar Co. vs. Temple -16

Lambert at West Forsyth -20

Lanier vs. Apalachee -15

Lincoln Co. vs. Aquinas -5

Lithia Springs vs. Banneker -28

Macon Co. vs. Central, Talbotton -56

Manchester at Greenville -35

Marist vs. South Cobb -46

McDonough vs. Stone Mountain -33

McEachern vs. Marietta -4

McIntosh vs. Drew -41

McIntosh Co. Acd. at Montgomery Co. -28

Meadowcreek vs. Discovery -23

Metter vs. Savannah -49

Mill Creek at Buford -12

Miller Co. vs. Randolph-Clay -21

Milton vs. Forsyth Central -42

Model at Haralson Co. -11

Morgan Co. vs. Hephzibah -22

Norcross at Berkmar -48

North Cobb vs. Wheeler -38

North Gwinnett at Peachtree Ridge -15

North Hall at Chestatee -8

North Oconee vs. East Forsyth -27

North Paulding vs. Harrison -15

Notre Dame Academy vs. Cross Keys -28

Ola vs. Eagle's Landing -16

Osborne at Cherokee -6

Parkview at Archer -30

Peach Co. vs. Mary Persons -11

Perry at Baldwin -34

Pierce Co. vs. Toombs Co. -37

Rabun Co. at Elbert Co. -7

Redan vs. McNair -21

Rockmart at Murray Co. -46

Roswell at Pope -42

Salem vs. Cross Creek -3

Sandy Creek vs. Carver, Atlanta -7

Schley Co. at Taylor Co. -35

Screven Co. vs. Bryan Co. -7

Sequoyah vs. Creekview -4

Social Circle at Mount Paran Christian -21

Spalding at West Laurens -23

St. Anne-Pacelli at Strong Rock -34

St. Pius vs. Dunwoody -25

Stephenson vs. Miller Grove -16

Stockbridge vs. Woodland, Stock. -33

Sumter Co. at Dodge Co. 0

Swainsboro at East Laurens -42

Tattnall Square at Mount de Sales -21

Thomas Jefferson vs. Bulloch Acad. -28

Thomasville vs. Columbus -33

Towns Co. at Johnson, Gainesville -6

Trion vs. Chattooga -39

Union Co. vs. Providence Christian -16

Union Grove at Locust Grove -33

Valdosta vs. Richmond Hill -34

Valwood School vs. Terrell Academy -5

Vidalia vs. Brantley Co. -5

Villa Rica at Mays 0

Walnut Grove at Cherokee Bluff -7

Walton at Kennesaw Mountain -1

Ware Co. at Bradwell Institute -47

Wayne Co. vs. New Hampstead -21

Westminster vs. Hapeville Charter -8

Westside, Macon vs. Griffin -14

White Co. at West Hall -30

Wilkinson Co. vs. GSIC -54

Woodward Acad. vs. Rockdale Co. -50

Saturday’s games

South Atlanta vs. North Cobb Christ. -12

Therrell vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate -18

Other games

Abbeville Christ., Ala. at Pataula Charter

Baconton at Cottondale, Fla.

Dunbar, Fla. at Lowndes