Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for Week 1 games
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.
Wednesday’s games
Kell vs. North Atlanta 0
LaGrange vs. Douglass -20
Thursday’s games
Allatoona at Adairsville -6
Arabia Mountain at Alcovy -5
Cartersville vs. Columbia -32
Clarke Central vs. Cedar Shoals -18
McDonough vs. North Clayton -14
Morrow vs. Forest Park -21
New Manchester vs. Washington -9
Pinewood Christ. vs. Robert Toombs -13
Prince Avenue Christ. at West Forsyth -4
Ringgold at Dade Co. -7
South Paulding vs. Dunwoody -14
Friday’s games
Athens Academy vs. Aquinas -14
Athens Christian vs. Augusta Prep -9
Atkinson Co. vs. GMC Prep -7
B.E.S.T. Academy at Utopian Acad. -29
Banks Co. at East Hall -12
Berkmar vs. Lakeside, Atlanta 0
Blessed Trinity vs. St. Pius -16
Brentwood School at Trinity, Dublin -19
Brooks Co. vs. Thomasville -2
Brookwood School at Westfield 0
Bryan Co. vs. Johnson, Savannah -14
Burke Co. vs. Richmond Academy -35
Calhoun at Creekview -3
Callaway vs. Cass -2
Calvary Day vs. Beach -42
Cambridge at Pope -13
Camden Co. vs. Brunswick -14
Campbell vs. Chapel Hill -2
Carrollton at Woodward Academy -4
Carver, Atlanta vs. Southwest DeKalb -16
Carver, Columbus vs. Whitewater -10
Cedartown at Rockmart 0
Centennial vs. Riverwood -2
Central Fellowship vs. Tiftarea Acad. -5
Central Gwinnett vs. Meadowcreek -1
Charlton Co. vs. Brantley Co. -10
Chattahoochee vs. Apalachee -6
Cherokee vs. River Ridge 0
Chestatee at Franklin Co. 0
Clinch Co. vs. Bacon Co. -23
Coffee at Bainbridge -2
Commerce vs. Wesleyan -4
Cook at Berrien -16
Crisp Co. vs. Sumter Co. -20
Cross Creek at Josey -5
Dacula vs. Duluth -11
Dalton vs. North Murray -18
Darlington vs. Mount Vernon -1
Deerfield-Windsor at Southland Acad. -3
Dooly Co. vs. Spencer -5
Dougherty vs. Central, Macon -31
ELCA vs. First Presbyterian -9
Early Co. vs. Westover -9
East Coweta at Sandy Creek -1
Edmund Burke vs. St. Andrew's -9
Elbert Co. vs. Hart Co. -1
Etowah at Woodstock -9
Fannin Co. at Gilmer -4
Fellowship Christian at Bowdon -3
Fitzgerald vs. Irwin Co. -7
Flowery Branch vs. Jackson Co. -13
Forsyth Central at East Forsyth -3
Frederica Academy vs. Savannah -34
Gainesville at Marietta -6
Gatewood at Flint River Academy -6
Grayson vs. Collins Hill -12
Greater Atlanta Christian vs. Newnan -5
Greenville at Calhoun Co. -32
Hancock Central vs. Glenn Hills -20
Haralson Co. vs. Mt. Pisgah Christian -4
Harlem at Greenbrier -9
Harris Co. at Manchester -2
Harrison vs. Kennesaw Mountain -16
Hawkinsville at Marion Co. -1
Heard Co. vs. Clarkston -38
Hebron Christian vs. Therrell -31
Heritage, Conyers vs. M.L. King -8
Heritage, Newnan vs. Towers -7
Heritage, Ring. vs. Christian Heritage -13
Hiram at Paulding Co. -7
Holy Innocents’ vs. North Springs -35
Hughes vs. Westlake -3
Jackson vs. Hardaway -10
Jackson, Atlanta vs. South Atlanta -2
Jasper Co. at Taylor Co. -5
Jenkins Co. at Glascock Co. -29
John Milledge vs. Bethlehem Christian -33
Johnson Co. at East Laurens -13
Jones Co. vs. Veterans -14
Kendrick at Walker -6
King's Ridge vs. King's Academy -7
LaFayette at Chattooga -5
Lakeside, Evans at Grovetown -1
Lakeview Academy at Lanier Christian -7
Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe vs. Ridgeland -3
Lamar Co. at Telfair Co. -4
Landmark Christian vs. KIPP Atlanta -3
Laney vs. Westside, Augusta -24
Lanier Co. at Mitchell Co. -5
Lassiter vs. Midtown -18
Lee Co. vs. Warner Robins -12
Liberty Co. vs. Bradwell Institute -1
Lithia Springs vs. Lithonia -24
Long Co. vs. Vidalia -1
Lowndes vs. Jenkins -17
Luella vs. Hampton -4
Lumpkin Co. at Cherokee Bluff -2
Macon Co. vs. Southwest -14
Marist vs. Jefferson -8
McIntosh at Fayette Co. -8
McIntosh Co. Academy at Islands -14
Mill Creek at Lambert -18
Miller Co. vs. Columbus -3
Miller Grove vs. Druid Hills -24
Milton vs. Buford -2
Monroe Area vs. Loganville -11
Montgomery Co. at Baconton Charter -28
Morgan Co. vs. Warren Co. -34
Mount de Sales vs. Loganville Christ. -18
Mount Paran at Lake Oconee Acad. -17
Mt. Zion, Carroll vs. Chattahoochee Co. -3
Mountain View vs. Hillgrove -7
Murray Co. vs. Towns Co. -7
New Hampstead vs. South Effingham -15
Newton vs. Eastside -14
Norcross at Lanier -14
North Cobb at Archer -10
N. Cobb Christ. vs. Providence Christ. -10
North Forsyth at Wheeler -1
North Oconee at Oconee Co. -8
Northside, Columbus vs. Shaw -21
Northside, W.R. vs. Eagle's Landing -32
Northwest Whitfield at Coahulla Creek -12
Osborne at Banneker -1
Pace Academy vs. Chamblee -14
Parkview vs. North Paulding -8
Pataula Charter at Windsor Academy -20
Peach Co. vs. Northeast -3
Pebblebrook at Locust Grove -25
Pickens vs. Pepperell -1
Pike Co. at Crawford Co. -8
Putnam Co. at Greene Co. -7
Rabun Co. at White Co. -14
Redan vs. Stone Mountain -10
Riverside Prep vs. Rock Springs -10
Roswell at Peachtree Ridge -14
Salem at Rockdale Co. 0
Sav. Christian vs. Whitefield Academy -16
Schley Co. at Seminole Co. -29
Screven Co. vs. Jefferson Co. -2
Sequoyah at Denmark 0
Social Circle at Oglethorpe Co. -7
Sonoraville at Model 0
South Forsyth vs. South Cobb -35
South Gwinnett at Shiloh -13
SE Whitfield vs. Gordon Central -11
Spalding at Central, Carrollton -1
Sprayberry vs. Alexander -12
Spring Creek at SW Georgia STEM 0
St. Anne-Pacelli vs. Stratford Academy -7
St. Francis at George Walton Academy -3
Starr's Mill at Northgate -9
Statesboro at Southeast Bulloch -6
Stephens Co. vs. Habersham Central -18
Stockbridge at Dutchtown -3
Swainsboro vs. Dublin -9
Tattnall Co. vs. Claxton -18
Tattnall Square vs. Brookstone -2
Temple vs. McNair -15
Terrell Academy vs. SW Georgia Acad. -8
Terrell Co. at Calvary Christian -17
Thomas Co. Central vs. Monroe -35
Thomas Jefferson at Piedmont Acad. -2
Thomson at Evans -14
Tift Co. vs. Griffin -9
Treutlen vs. Twiggs Co. -35
Trinity Christian vs. Ola -7
Trion vs. Gordon Lee -16
Troup at Villa Rica -14
Upson-Lee at Union Grove -7
Valdosta vs. Tucker -35
Walnut Grove at Discovery -7
Ware Co. at Appling Co. -8
Washington Co. vs. Jeff Davis -1
Washington-Wilkes vs. Hephzibah 0
Wayne Co. vs. Glynn Academy -7
West Hall vs. Seckinger -4
Westminster at Lovett -6
Wheeler Co. vs. Wilkinson Co. -8
Wilcox Co. vs. Emanuel Co. Institute -3
Winder-Barrow vs. East Jackson -9
Woodland, Stock. vs. Woodland, Cart. -2
Worth Co. at Turner Co. -7
Saturday’s games
Bleckley Co. vs. Rutland -34
Cedar Grove vs. Douglas Co. -8
Houston Co. vs. Alpharetta -14
Jonesboro vs. Mount Zion, Jonesboro -34
Lovejoy vs. Mundy's Mill -8
Mays vs. Stephenson -1
North Gwinnett vs. McEachern -5
Portal vs. Bulloch Academy 0
Perry vs. Baldwin -21
Riverdale vs. Drew -5
Walton vs. Brookwood -18
Westside, Macon vs. Howard -1
Other games
Benedictine vs. Rabun Gap (Sat., GSU)
Sav. C'try Day at Charlotte C'try Day, N.C.
West, Utah at Colquitt Co.