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 historical scores, weighing the more recent seasons the most heavily. Games involving out-of-state teams are not included because of lack of data on those opponents, but they are listed below.
Wednesday
Kell vs South Paulding -16
Prince Avenue Christian vs Callaway -17
Thursday
Arabia Mountain vs Alcovy -6
Bleckley Co. vs Rutland -28
Cartersville vs Columbia -35
Dougherty vs Central, Macon -35
Drew vs Riverdale -7
Hebron Christian vs North Atlanta 0
Jackson at Hardaway -7
KIPP Atlanta vs Landmark Christian 0
M.L. King vs Heritage, Conyers -6
Miller Co. at Columbus -15
Milton at Buford -1
Morrow at Forest Park -22
Northwest Whitfield vs Coahulla Creek -24
Redan at Stone Mountain -13
Ringgold vs Dade Co. -14
Towers at Heritage, Newnan -11
West Forsyth vs Douglass -20
Woodland, Cart. vs Woodland, Stock. -2
Friday
Allatoona vs Adairsville -4
Athens Academy at Aquinas -7
Atkinson Co. at GMC Prep -11
B.E.S.T. Academy at Utopian Acad. -33
Banks Co. vs East Hall 0
Banneker at Osborne 0
Blessed Trinity vs Tri-Cities -35
Bryan Co. vs Johnson, Savannah -7
Burke Co. at Richmond Academy -34
Calhoun vs Creekview -11
Cambridge vs Pope -18
Camden Co. vs Brunswick -8
Campbell at Chapel Hill -5
Carrollton vs Woodward Academy -19
Carver, Atlanta at Southwest DeKalb -6
Carver, Columbus at Whitewater -13
Cedar Grove vs Therrell -28
Cedartown vs Rockmart -12
Centennial at Riverwood -10
Central, Carrollton at Spalding -7
Central, Talbotton vs SW Ga. STEM -13
Central Gwinnett at Meadowcreek -7
Charlton Co. at Brantley Co. -12
Chattahoochee at Apalachee -15
Chattooga at LaFayette -3
Cherokee Bluff at Lumpkin Co. -2
Chestatee vs Franklin Co. -7
Clinch Co. at Bacon Co. -14
Coffee vs Bainbridge -28
Colquitt Co. vs Benedictine -8
Cook vs Berrien -19
Creekside at Rome 0
Crisp Co. at Sumter Co. -4
Cross Creek vs Josey -26
Dacula at Duluth -1
Dalton at North Murray 0
Dublin vs Swainsboro -10
East Coweta vs Sandy Creek -6
East Forsyth at Forsyth Central -1
Emanuel Co. Institute vs Wilcox Co. 0
Etowah vs Woodstock 0
Fannin Co. vs Gilmer -12
Fellowship Christian vs Bowdon -6
First Presbyterian vs ELCA -4
Fitzgerald at Irwin Co. 0
Frederica Academy at Savannah -33
Gainesville vs Marietta -15
George Walton Acad. vs Cross Keys -42
Glynn Academy vs Wayne Co. -7
Gordon Central vs Southeast Whitfield -12
Grayson at Collins Hill -10
Greenville at Calhoun Co. -26
Hampton vs Luella -2
Hancock Central at Glenn Hills -14
Haralson Co. at Mount Pisgah Christian 0
Harlem vs Greenbrier -10
Harris Co. vs Manchester -5
Harrison at Kennesaw Mountain -17
Hart Co. vs Elbert Co. 0
Hawkinsville vs Marion Co. -2
Heard Co. vs Clarkston -42
Hephzibah vs Washington-Wilkes -1
Heritage, Ringgold at Christian Heritage -3
Hillgrove vs Mountain View -11
Hiram vs Paulding Co. -17
Holy Innocents’ vs North Springs -34
Hughes at Westlake -8
Jackson, Atlanta at South Atlanta -11
Jackson Co. vs Flowery Branch -2
Jasper Co. vs Taylor Co. -7
Jeff Davis vs Washington Co. -5
Jenkins Co. vs Glascock Co. -32
Johnson Co. vs East Laurens -9
Jones Co. at Veterans -12
Jonesboro vs Mount Zion, Jonesboro -34
Kendrick vs Walker -13
King's Ridge Christ. vs King's Acad. -21
LaGrange vs Cass -3
Lakeside, Atlanta vs Berkmar -2
Lakeside, Evans vs Grovetown -16
Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe at Ridgeland -7
Lamar Co. vs Telfair Co. -8
Laney at Westside, Augusta -2
Lassiter at Midtown -12
Lee Co. at Warner Robins -11
Liberty Co. vs Bradwell Institute 0
Lithia Springs at Lithonia -7
Long Co. at Vidalia -1
Lovejoy at Mundy's Mill -20
Lowndes vs Jenkins -21
Macon Co. vs Southwest -10
Marist at Jefferson -10
McDonough vs North Clayton -6
McIntosh vs Fayette Co. -15
McIntosh Co. Academy vs Islands -27
Mill Creek vs Lambert -18
Miller Grove vs Druid Hills -17
Mitchell Co. at Lanier Co. -1
Monroe Area at Loganville -11
Montgomery Co. vs Baconton Charter -22
Morgan Co. at Warren Co. -19
Mount Paran vs Lake Oconee Acad. -12
Mount Vernon vs Darlington -5
Mt. Zion, Carroll at Chattahoochee Co. -2
Murray Co. at Towns Co. 0
New Hampstead at South Effingham -21
New Manchester vs Washington -22
Newnan vs Greater Atlanta Christian -13
Newton vs Eastside -5
Norcross vs Lanier -14
North Cobb vs Archer -20
North Cobb Chr. at Providence Christ. -15
North Forsyth vs Wheeler -2
North Oconee vs Oconee Co. -20
North Paulding vs Parkview -1
Northside, Columbus at Shaw -19
Ola vs Trinity Christian -12
Pace Academy at Chamblee -7
Pataula Charter vs Windsor Academy -10
Peach Co. vs Northeast -7
Pebblebrook vs Locust Grove -16
Perry vs Baldwin -24
Pickens at Pepperell -1
Pike Co. vs Crawford Co. -12
Putnam Co. vs Greene Co. -1
Rabun Co. vs White Co. -13
River Ridge vs Cherokee -7
Rockdale Co. at Salem -9
Roswell vs Peachtree Ridge -18
Sav. Christian at Whitefield Academy -23
Schley Co. vs Seminole Co. -14
Screven Co. at Jefferson Co. -2
Seckinger vs West Hall -13
Sequoyah vs Denmark -12
Social Circle vs Oglethorpe Co. -14
Sonoraville vs Model -4
South Forsyth at South Cobb -27
South Gwinnett vs Shiloh -23
Sprayberry at Alexander -17
Starr's Mill vs Northgate -22
Statesboro vs Southeast Bulloch -1
Stephens Co. at Habersham Central -11
Tattnall Co. at Claxton -13
Temple vs McNair -14
Terrell Co. vs Calvary Christian -15
Thomas Co. Central vs Monroe -38
Thomasville vs Brooks Co. -4
Thomson vs Evans -14
Tift Co. vs Griffin -20
Toombs Co. vs Dooly Co. -38
Treutlen at Twiggs Co. -25
Trion at Gordon Lee -11
Troup vs Villa Rica -13
Upson-Lee vs Union Grove -15
Valdosta vs Tucker -28
Walnut Grove vs Discovery -20
Ware Co. vs Appling Co. -14
Wesleyan vs Commerce 0
Westminster vs Lovett -10
Westover vs Early Co. -4
Westside, Macon at Howard -3
Wheeler Co. at Wilkinson Co. -1
Winder-Barrow at East Jackson -6
Worth Co. vs Turner Co. -20
Saturday
Bulloch Academy at Portal -11
Calvary Day vs Beach -40
Clarke Central at Cedar Shoals -27
Houston Co. vs Brookwood -7
Mays vs Stephenson -1
North Gwinnett vs Douglas Co. 0
Northside, W.R. vs Eagle's Landing -21
St. Pius vs Dunwoody -12
Stockbridge vs Dutchtown -4
Walton vs McEachern -11
Other games
Asheville Christ., N.C. at Mt. Bethel Christ.
Charlotte Country Day, N.C. at Savannah Country Day