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
Callaway vs. Westside, Macon -1
Columbia vs. South Atlanta -13
Creekside Christian vs. Cross Keys -14
Eastside vs. Walnut Grove -34
LaGrange vs. Whitewater 0
Lambert vs. North Atlanta -9
Lovejoy vs. Banneker -23
Miller Grove vs. Redan -1
Northeast vs. Bleckley Co. -21
St. Pius vs. Clarkston -49
Friday
Allatoona at Woodland, Cartersville -14
Alpharetta vs. South Forsyth 0
Aquinas vs. Cross Creek -21
Archer vs. Rockdale Co. -35
Armuchee vs. Coosa -6
Athens Academy at Banks Co. -37
Baconton Charter vs. Spring Creek -48
Baldwin at Richmond Academy -15
Beach at Islands, ppd. (TBD)
Benedictine at Warner Robins -3
Bethlehem Christ. vs. Lakeview Acad. -13
Blessed Trinity at Kell -16
Bowdon vs. Manchester 0
Bremen at Pepperell -13
Brentwood vs. Edmund Burke Academy -1
Briarwood Academy vs. Augusta Prep -35
Brooks Co. vs. Lanier Co. -36
Brookwood vs. Meadowcreek -42
Brunswick at Bradwell Inst., ppd. (11/8)
Buford vs. Collins Hill -24
Butler vs. Glenn Hills -35
Calhoun at Ridgeland -41
Calvary Day at Long Co., ppd. (11/8)
Cambridge vs. Westminster -26
Campbell vs. South Cobb -38
Carrollton vs. Westlake -29
Cartersville vs. Cass -22
Carver, Atlanta vs. KIPP Atlanta -22
Carver, Columbus vs. Shaw -30
Cedartown at Hiram -16
Central, Carrollton at Starr's Mill -11
Chattahoochee Co. at Central, Talbot -34
Cherokee at Wheeler -10
Cherokee Bluff at West Hall -15
Christian Heritage at Gordon Central -25
Clarke Central at Habersham Central -19
Clinch Co. vs. Charlton Co. -13
Coffee at Lee Co., ppd. (10/11)
Colquitt Co. vs. Lowndes -3
Creekside vs. Pace Academy -33
Crisp Co. at Tattnall Co., ppd. (11/8)
Dawson Co. vs. Johnson, Gainesville -40
Decatur at Shiloh -24
Deer.-Windsor at Brookwood School -28
Dodge Co. at Washington Co. -14
Douglas Co. at East Coweta -14
Drew vs. Forest Park -36
Dublin vs. ACE Charter -16
Duluth at Berkmar -12
Dunwoody vs. Arabia Mountain -4
Eagle's Landing vs. ELCA -16
Early Co. at Randolph-Clay -16
East Forsyth vs. Cedar Shoals -36
East Jackson at Franklin Co. -15
East Paulding vs. Lithia Springs -39
Elbert Co. at Providence Christian -13
Fannin Co. vs. Chattooga -28
Fellowship Christian at St. Francis -42
First Presbyterian vs. Stratford Academy 0
Fitzgerald at Brantley Co. -35
Frederica Acad. vs. Robert Toombs -10
Gainesville vs. Seckinger -23
Gatewood vs. Thomas Jefferson -35
George Walton vs. Piedmont Acad. -14
Gilmer vs. Heritage, Ringgold -1
Glascock Co. at GMC Prep, ppd. (11/8)
Glynn Academy vs. Evans -1
Gordon Lee at Dade Co. -4
Grayson vs. Heritage, Conyers -45
Greene Co. vs. Warren Co. -7
Groves at Southeast Bulloch, ppd. (TBD)
Hampton vs. Union Grove -6
Hapeville Charter vs. Holy Innocents’ -15
Harlem at Hephzibah -19
Harris Co. vs. Griffin -34
Hebron Christian at Hart Co. -16
Hillgrove vs. Paulding Co. -19
Houston Co. vs. Northside, W.R. -18
Hughes vs. McIntosh -41
Irwin Co. at Turner Co. -41
Jackson Co. at Apalachee -27
Jasper Co. vs. McNair -7
Jeff Davis at Berrien -24
Jefferson at Monroe Area -23
Jefferson Co. vs. Central, Macon -16
Jenkins Co. at McIntosh Co. Academy -1
Jones Co. vs. McDonough -38
Kendrick vs. Jordan -21
Kennesaw Mountain at Alexander -5
King's Academy at Athens Christian -7
King's Ridge at Mount Pisgah Christi.-13
Lakeside, Evans at Statesboro -21
Lakeview Ft. Ogle. at Coahulla Creek -10
Landmark Christian vs. B.E.S.T. Acad. -11
Laney vs. Josey -45
Liberty Co. at Johnson, Sav., ppd. (TBD)
Locust Grove at Woodland, Stockbridge -1
Loganville Christian at Riverside Prep -5
Lovett vs. Therrell -38
Luella vs. North Clayton -11
M.L. King vs. Midtown -6
Marion Co. vs. Crawford Co. -3
Marist at North Springs -49
Mary Persons at Trinity Christian -10
Mays vs. Jackson, Atlanta -13
McEachern vs. Harrison -14
Metter at Claxton -40
Mill Creek vs. Dacula -43
Milton at Lanier -41
Mitchell Co. at Terrell Co. -41
Model at Haralson Co. -8
Morgan Co. vs. Rutland -45
Mount Paran Christian vs. Walker -41
Mount Zion, Jones. vs. Stone Mtn. -43
Mountain View vs. Discovery -28
New Manchester at South Paulding -10
Newnan vs. Dutchtown -2
Newton vs. Grovetown -35
Norcross at Parkview -24
North Cobb Christian vs. Murray Co. -48
North Forsyth vs. Denmark -7
North Gwinnett vs. Peachtree Ridge -34
North Murray at Sonoraville -4
North Oconee at Madison Co. -35
North Paulding at Etowah -22
Northgate at Morrow -14
Northside, Columbus vs. Mundy's Mill -35
Northwest Whitfield vs. LaFayette -42
Oconee Co. at East Hall -28
Ola vs. Stockbridge -4
Peach Co. at Dougherty -21
Pebblebrook at Osborne -14
Pierce Co. vs. Cook -34
Pike Co. vs. Jackson -4
Prince Avenue Christ. at Stephens Co. -12
Putnam Co. at Utopian Academy -42
Rabun Co. at Commerce 0
Richmond Hill vs. Tift Co. -16
Ringgold vs. Union Co. -7
River Ridge vs. Riverwood -38
Rome at Villa Rica -17
Roswell vs. Johns Creek -42
Sandy Creek vs. Spalding -34
Savannah at ECI, ppd. (TBD)
Sav. Christian at Sav. Country Day -33
Schley Co. vs. Taylor Co. -3
Screven Co. vs. Bryan Co. -3
Seminole Co. at Miller Co. -8
Sequoyah at Lassiter -35
S. Effingham at Greenbrier, ppd. (TBD)
Southwest DeKalb vs. Lithonia -9
Southwest vs. East Laurens -5
Sprayberry vs. Creekview -5
St. Anne-Pacelli at Calvary Christian -33
Sumter Co. vs. Spencer -12
Tattnall Square at Mount de Sales -32
Telfair Co. at Treutlen, ppd. (11/1)
Temple at Heard Co. -1
Terrell Academy at Windsor Academy -22
Thomas Co. Central vs. Veterans -42
Thomasville vs. Worth Co. -21
Thomson at Burke Co., ppd. (TBD)
Toombs Co. vs. Swainsboro -33
Trinity, Dublin vs. Central Fellowship -24
Trion vs. Mount Zion, Carroll -29
Troup at Upson-Lee -4
Tucker vs. Druid Hills -36
Twiggs Co. at Johnson Co., ppd. (11/8)
Valwood at Tiftarea Academy -19
Walton at Marietta -17
Ware Co. at New Hampstead, ppd. (TBD)
Wash.-Wilkes at Lake Oconee, ppd. (11/8)
Wesleyan vs. Mount Vernon -9
West Forsyth vs. Forsyth Central -29
Westfield School at Strong Rock -12
Westover at Bainbridge -13
Westside, Augusta vs. Howard -9
Wilcox Co. at Hawkinsville -8
Wilkinson Co. at Hancock Central -6
Winder-Barrow at Loganville -21
Windsor Forest at Jenkins, ppd. (TBD)
Woodstock vs. Pope -7
Woodward Academy at Tri-Cities -27
Saturday
Douglass vs. Riverdale -35
Lakeside, Atlanta vs. Chamblee -21
Lamar Co. vs. Towers -32
Cedar Grove vs. Stephenson -8
Valdosta vs. Camden Co. -2
Monday
Hapeville Charter vs. Carver, Atlanta -8
Perry at Wayne Co. -22
Wheeler Co. at Montgomery Co. -27
Tuesday
Lovejoy at Morrow -32
Wednesday
Brookwood vs. Parkview -6
Norcross vs. Meadowcreek -47
North Gwinnett at Berkmar -42
Peachtree Ridge at Duluth -13
Shiloh vs. Chamblee -15
Other games
Carver, Ala. at Greenville
Leon, Fla. at Cairo
Mount Bethel at Copper Basin, Tenn.
Pataula Charter at Graceville, Fla.
Towns County at Anderson Christian, S.C.