Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for Week 8 games

Here is the Week 8 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

Bainbridge vs. Westover -42

Brooks Co. vs. Cook -1

Clarke Central at Loganville -22

Columbia at Landmark Christian -47

Druid Hills vs. Midtown -14

Hampton at Mount Zion, Jonesboro -30

Lanier vs. North Forsyth -9

McNair vs. Towers -30

Northeast vs. Kendrick -47

Northwest Whitfield at SE Whitfield -38

Pinecrest Academy vs. Cross Keys -35

Ringgold at Coahulla Creek -10

Robert Toombs at Frederica Academy -7

Rutland vs. Jordan -27

Savannah Country Day at Liberty Co. -17

Spencer vs. Southwest -8

Stone Mountain vs. Clarkston -20

Telfair Co. vs. Wilcox Co. -14

Troup vs. Riverdale -47

Vidalia vs. Tattnall Co. -10

Friday’s games

ACE Charter vs. Central, Macon -45

Adairsville vs. Ridgeland -39

Alexander vs. Newnan -4

Allatoona at Woodstock -9

Appling Co. vs. Toombs Co. -17

Aquinas at Towns Co. -44

Arabia Mountain at Decatur -1

Athens Academy at Providence Christ. -3

Bacon Co. at Johnson Co. -2

Benedictine at Burke Co. -6

Blessed Trinity at Pope -26

Bowdon vs. Forest Park -47

Bremen at LaFayette -19

Brookwood School at Deer.-Windsor -5

Brunswick at Lakeside, Evans -20

Bryan Co. at Metter -5

Bulloch Academy at Briarwood Acad. -3

Cairo vs. Hardaway -41

Calvary Christ. vs. Creekside Christ. -45

Calvary Day vs. Groves -56

Cambridge at Centennial -9

Camden Co. vs. Richmond Hill -3

Carrollton at East Coweta -11

Cartersville vs. Cass -28

Cedartown vs. Heritage, Ringgold -36

Central, Carrollton at Sonoraville -33

Chattahoochee vs. North Springs -18

Claxton vs. Savannah -33

Clinch Co. at Lanier Co. -13

Coffee vs. Bradwell Institute -42

Commerce vs. Social Circle -34

Creekview vs. River Ridge -18

Dalton at Woodland, Cartersville -22

Darlington vs. Chattooga -32

Dawson Co. at Pickens -10

Dooly Co. vs. Treutlen -17

Dougherty vs. Columbus -41

Douglas Co. at Paulding Co. -48

Drew vs. Lakeside, Atlanta -10

Dublin vs. Bleckley Co. -6

Eagle's Landing vs. Locust Grove -9

Eagle's Landing Christian vs. Redan -28

Early Co. vs. Randolph-Clay -28

East Forsyth at Cherokee Bluff -3

Eastside at Heritage, Conyers -40

Edmund Burke vs. Brentwood -12

Effingham Co. at Grovetown -19

Elbert Co. vs. Whitefield Academy -18

Fannin Co. vs. Model -2

Fellowship Christian vs. East Jackson -4

First Presbyterian vs. Mount de Sales -45

Fitzgerald vs. Worth Co. -25

Flowery Branch vs. Winder-Barrow -27

Fullington Acad. vs. Harvester Christ. -1

George Walton at Riverside Military -45

Glascock Co. vs. Twiggs Co. -38

Glynn Academy vs. South Effingham -13

Gordon Lee vs. Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. -19

Greene Co. at Warren Co. -35

Hapeville Charter vs. SW DeKalb -29

Harris Co. vs. Northside, Columbus -14

Heard Co. at Crawford Co. -35

Hebron Christian at Monroe Area -5

Hephzibah at Harlem 0

Hiram vs. Calhoun -6

Holy Innocents’ vs. Miller Grove -7

Houston Co. vs. Northside, W.R. -22

Hughes at East Paulding -37

Jackson Co. vs. Shiloh -7

Jasper Co. vs. East Laurens -14

Jeff Davis at Dodge Co. 0

Jenkins Co. vs. McIntosh Co. Acad. -15

Jonesboro vs. Morrow -37

Kell vs. Northview -49

King's Academy at Lanier Christian -1

LaGrange vs. North Clayton -26

Lake Oconee Acad. vs. Augusta Prep -35

Lambert vs. Forsyth Central -41

Laney at Josey -48

Lee Co. vs. Veterans -35

Lincoln Co. vs. Washington-Wilkes -9

Lithia Springs vs. Tri-Cities -15

Long Co. at Beach -41

Lovejoy vs. Alcovy -13

Luella vs. Woodland, Stockbridge -29

Lumpkin Co. vs. Gilmer -22

M.L. King vs. Lithonia -3

Marietta at Hillgrove -16

Mary Persons vs. Jackson -40

Mays vs. Jackson, Atlanta -15

McEachern vs. Harrison -14

Milton vs. South Forsyth -35

Morgan Co. at Salem -42

Mt. Pisgah Christ. vs. Christ. Heritage -8

Mount Vernon at Mount Zion, Carroll -25

Mundy's Mill vs. Carver, Atlanta -17

New Hampstead at Southeast Bulloch -9

New Manchester vs. South Paulding -7

North Atlanta at Riverwood -41

North Cobb Christian vs. KIPP Atlanta -31

North Hall at Madison Co. -1

North Murray at Gordon Central -42

North Oconee vs. Cedar Shoals -42

Northgate at McIntosh -8

Oconee Co. at Hart Co. -16

Oglethorpe Co. at Athens Christian -42

Ola vs. Jones Co. -14

Osborne at Kennesaw Mountain -10

Pace Academy at McDonough -14

Pepperell at Armuchee -2

Perry vs. Griffin -41

Pinewood Christian vs. Memorial Day -40

Portal at Montgomery Co. -26

Putnam Co. vs. Glenn Hills -44

Rabun Co. vs. St. Francis -38

Richmond Academy vs. Cross Creek -10

Rockmart at Haralson Co. -28

Rome at Sequoyah -7

Roswell vs. Lassiter -45

Sav. Christian vs. Johnson, Savannah -43

Seckinger at Heritage, Newnan -28

Seminole Co. vs. Mitchell Co. -17

South Atlanta vs. Mount Paran Christ. -12

SW Georgia vs. Piedmont Academy -24

Spalding vs. Howard -32

Sprayberry at Johns Creek -31

St. Andrew's at Trinity Christ., Dublin -22

St. Anne-Pacelli vs. Brookstone -12

Starr's Mill at Fayette Co. -35

Statesboro vs. Greenbrier -21

Stephens Co. vs. Franklin Co. -49

Stockbridge vs. Lovett -28

Strong Rock Christian at Westfield -6

Sumter Co. at Berrien -21

Swainsboro at Jefferson Co. -42

Tattnall Square at Stratford Academy 0

Terrell Co. at Miller Co. -7

Thomas Co. Central vs. Tift Co. -50

Thomasville vs. Carver, Columbus -13

Thomson vs. Butler -43

Trinity Christian vs. Whitewater -23

Trion vs. Coosa -41

Tucker vs. Chamblee -21

Turner Co. vs. Charlton Co. -8

Union Co. vs. Banks Co. -19

Upson-Lee vs. Pike Co. -42

Valdosta vs. Lowndes -16

Walnut Grove at East Hall -3

Walton at North Cobb -7

Ware Co. at Jenkins -24

Warner Robins at Union Grove -41

Washington Co. at Westside, Augusta -8

Wayne Co. at Islands -42

West Forsyth vs. Denmark -20

West Laurens vs. Westside, Macon -1

Westlake vs. Pebblebrook -42

Westminster vs. Stephenson -12

Wheeler at Cherokee -7

Wheeler Co. at Hawkinsville -1

White Co. at Wesleyan -8

Wilkinson Co. vs. GMC Prep -13

Windsor Forest at Brantley Co. -2

Saturday’s game

Crisp Co. vs. Monroe -9

Other game

Carver-Montgomery, Ala. at Cedar Grove