Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for Week 3 games
Here is the Week 3 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.
Thursday
Cedartown vs. Alexander -33
Chattahoochee Co. at Jordan -25
Hardaway vs. Greenville -13
Howard vs. Rutland -26
Long Co. at Johnson, Savannah -15
Social Circle at KIPP Atlanta Coll. -11
South Atlanta vs. Washington -10
Southwest DeKalb vs. Chamblee -14
Starr's Mill at Veterans -14
Therrell at Redan -7
Wheeler Co. vs. Taylor Co. -4
Friday
ACE Charter vs. Jefferson Co. -15
Appling Co. at Wayne Co. -14
Athens Academy vs. Shaw -25
Bacon Co. vs. Treutlen -13
Banks Co. at Franklin Co. -3
Benedictine at Burke Co. -12
Bethlehem Christian at Mt. Zion, Carroll -7
Bleckley Co. vs. East Laurens -19
Blessed Trinity vs. Prince Ave. Christian -3
Bowdon vs. Bremen -17
Brentwood vs. GMC Prep -28
Briarwood Academy at Glascock Co. -10
Brooks Co. vs. Cook -13
Brookstone vs. Mount Vernon -1
Brookwood at South Gwinnett -2
Calhoun at Westminster -8
Calhoun Co. at Central, Talbotton -4
Cambridge at Creekview 0
Carrollton at Rome -11
Cartersville vs. Hapeville Charter -25
Carver, Atlanta at Decatur -2
Carver, Columbus vs. Harris Co. -11
Cass at Adairsville -12
Centennial at Johns Creek -10
Central, Carrollton vs. Hiram -7
Chattahoochee vs. Discovery -20
Cherokee at Pope -7
Cherokee Bluff at North Hall -1
Chestatee at West Hall -1
Christian Heritage at Pepperell -2
Clinch Co. vs. Miller Co. -16
Collins Hill at Cedar Grove -15
Colquitt Co. at North Gwinnett -3
Columbus vs. Randolph-Clay 0
Commerce vs. Luella -6
Crawford Co. vs. Kendrick -12
Dacula vs. Jackson Co. -2
Dade Co. vs. LaFayette -14
Dalton vs. Northwest Whitfield 0
Darlington vs. Ridgeland -22
Dodge Co. at Central, Macon -34
Douglas Co. vs. Newton -10
Drew vs. South Cobb -15
Dublin vs. Southwest -29
Duluth at Shiloh -1
Dutchtown at Stephenson 0
Eagle's Landing at Woodland, Stock. -4
East Forsyth vs. Winder-Barrow 0
East Hall at Johnson, Gainesville -22
East Jackson vs. Dawson Co. 0
East Paulding at Paulding Co. -16
Eastside vs. Alcovy -35
Etowah vs. Campbell -1
Evans at Grovetown -13
Fitzgerald at Crisp Co. -8
Flowery Branch vs. Forsyth Central -10
Forest Park vs. Utopian Academy -30
Gainesville vs. Westlake -6
Gilmer vs. Pickens -5
Gordon Central vs. Josey -19
Greene Co. vs. Haralson Co. -15
Habersham Central at White Co. -3
Hancock Central vs. Lake Oconee Acad. 0
Harrison vs. North Paulding -1
Hart Co. vs. Lumpkin Co. -4
Heritage, Ringgold vs. Ringgold -1
Hillgrove at McIntosh -21
Holy Innocents at Morrow -12
Houston Co. vs. Perry -6
Irwin Co. vs. Schley Co. -15
Jasper Co. at Wilkinson Co. -6
Jeff Davis at Charlton Co. -5
Jefferson at Clarke Central -12
Jenkins at Groves -42
Johnson Co. at Warren Co. -3
Jones Co. at Hampton -14
King's Ridge vs. Heritage, Newnan -28
LaGrange vs. Sandy Creek 0
Lakeview Academy at Towns Co. -14
Lamar Co. at Jackson -7
Landmark Christian vs. Towers -13
Laney at Putnam Co. -1
Lanier vs. North Forsyth -3
Lanier Co. vs. Hawkinsville -3
Lassiter vs. Northview -25
Lee Co. vs. Tift Co. -36
Liberty Co. vs. Windsor Forest -14
Lovett vs. Spencer -14
Lowndes vs. Central Gwinnett -35
M.L. King at Salem -15
Macon Co. vs. Lakeside, Atlanta -10
Madison Co. vs. Loganville -6
Marion Co. vs. Southland Academy -6
Marist vs. Woodward Academy -13
Mary Persons vs. Butler -35
Mays vs. Douglass -10
McEachern at Marietta -2
McNair at Midtown -1
Mill Creek at Archer -19
Miller Grove at Rockdale Co. -10
Milton at Alpharetta -41
Model at Coosa -15
Montgomery Co. at Atkinson Co. -1
Mt. Pisgah Christian vs. B.E.S.T. Acd. -10
Mount Zion, Jonesboro at Riverdale -2
Mountain View vs. Seckinger -13
New Hampstead vs. Effingham Co. -3
New Manchester vs. Stone Mountain -37
Newnan vs. Arabia Mountain -18
North Atlanta at Wheeler -7
North Cobb at East Coweta -11
North Cobb Christ. at Coahulla Creek -24
Northeast vs. Washington Co. -17
Northside, Columbus at Northgate -3
Oconee Co. vs. Morgan Co. -10
Ola vs. Eagle's Landing Christian -21
Peach Co. vs. Berkmar -35
Pebblebrook at Lithia Springs -12
Piedmont Acad. at Baconton Charter -14
Pierce Co. at Brantley Co. -35
Portal vs. Twiggs Co. -35
River Ridge at Allatoona -11
Rock Springs Christian at Cross Keys -21
Roswell at Walton -2
Sav. Christian at Mt. Paran Christian -35
Sequoyah vs. Kell -2
South Forsyth vs. Riverwood -11
Southeast Bulloch at Islands -31
Southeast Whitfield vs. Murray Co. 0
SW Georgia Acad. at SW Ga. STEM -42
Sprayberry vs. Kennesaw Mountain -18
Stephens Co. vs. Cedar Shoals -27
Stockbridge vs. Locust Grove -32
Sumter Co. vs. Pike Co. -23
Swainsboro at Metter -1
Telfair Co. at Berrien -9
Thomasville vs. Cairo -7
Thomson vs. Richmond Academy -34
Toombs Co. vs. South Effingham -29
Trion at Temple -7
Union Grove vs. McDonough -13
Valdosta vs. Dougherty -37
Vidalia at Tattnall Co. -8
Walnut Grove at Apalachee -10
Ware Co. at Bainbridge -19
Warner Robins vs. Northside, W.R. -18
Wash.-Wilkes vs. Oglethorpe Co. -13
Wesleyan vs. Elbert Co. -1
West Forsyth at Parkview -1
West Laurens vs. North Clayton -19
Westover vs. Westside, Macon -3
Wilcox Co. vs. Terrell Co. -31
Woodstock vs. North Springs -34
Worth Co. vs. Dooly Co. -23
Saturday
Fannin Co. vs. Union Co. -11
Other games
Monroe at Dothan, Ala. (Thu.)
Opelika, Ala. at Callaway (Thu.)
Porter-Gaud, S.C. at Sav. C'try Day (Thu.)
Atlantic, Fla. at Jonesboro
Christ School, N.C. at Providence Christ.
Coffee at Columbia Co., Fla.
Copper Basin, Tenn. at Mt. Bethel Christ.
Everglades, Fla. at Richmond Hill
FSU High, Fla. at Thomas Co. Central
Hebron Christian at McCallie, Tenn.
Lakeside, Evans at South Aiken, S.C.
McCormick, S.C. at Lincoln Co.
Murphy, N.C. at Heard Co.
Pelham at Chiles, Fla.
Sneads, Fla. at Seminole Co.
Thompson, Ala. at Grayson
West Broward, Fla. at Camden Co.
DeSoto, Tex. at Creekside (Sat.)