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Maxwell Week 2 Projections
Each game is listed showing the game rate, favorite, the expected winning percentage of the favored team, the projected margin, and the opponent.
The game rating is the rating required to win 50% of all games in an infinite round robin competition against the expected rating of the loser of the game, which favors games with highly rated and closely matched opponents.
All data is courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.
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Aug 27
| Game Rate | Class | Favorite | Percent | Margin | Opponent | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.50 | AAAAA | Houston County | 80.3% | 14 | Veterans | AAAA |
| 39.53 | AAA | Callaway | 77.3% | 12 | B.E.S.T. Academy | AA |
| 36.10 | AAAA | Howard | 68.0% | 8 | First Presbyterian | A |
| 30.76 | AAAAA | Northside (Columbus) | 59.9% | 4 | Kendrick | AAA |
| 29.10 | AAA | Adairsville | 93.0% | 26 | Woodland (Cartersville) | AAAAA |
| 22.74 | AAAA | Spalding | 83.5% | 16 | Forest Park | AAAAA |
| 18.25 | AAAAA | Hardaway | 65.6% | 7 | Chattahoochee County | AA |
| 17.04 | AAAA | Dougherty | 57.6% | 3 | Calhoun County | A |
| 6.09 | AAAAA | North Atlanta | 84.9% | 17 | K.I.P.P. Atlanta Collegiate | AA |
Aug 28
| Game Rate | Class | Favorite | Percent | Margin | Opponent | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.15 | AAAAAA | Archer | 74.4% | 11 | Peachtree Ridge | AAAAAA |
| 78.00 | AAAAAA | North Gwinnett | 66.8% | 7 | North Cobb | AAAAAA |
| 77.64 | AAAAAA | Grayson | 70.0% | 9 | Gainesville | AAAAA |
| 72.73 | AAAAAA | Milton | 73.8% | 11 | Alpharetta | AAAAAA |
| 72.08 | AAAAA | Kell | 69.8% | 9 | Lassiter | AAAAAA |
| 72.06 | AAA | Blessed Trinity | 64.9% | 6 | St. Pius X | AAAA |
| 71.58 | AAAAA | Creekside | 64.7% | 6 | Hughes | AAAAAA |
| 69.47 | AAAAAA | Central Gwinnett | 54.1% | 2 | Collins Hill | AAAAAA |
| 69.25 | AAAAAA | Norcross | 85.1% | 17 | Brookwood | AAAAAA |
| 65.67 | AAAAAA | Valdosta | 78.9% | 13 | Thomas County Central | AAAA |
| 65.57 | AAAAA | East Paulding | 53.0% | 2 | North Paulding | AAAAAA |
| 64.10 | AAA | Calhoun | 89.2% | 21 | Dalton | AAAAA |
| 63.22 | AA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 69.3% | 8 | North Oconee | AAAA |
| 63.01 | AAAAAA | Walton | 84.3% | 17 | Marietta | AAAAAA |
| 62.70 | AAA | Peach County | 50.5% | 1 | Warner Robins | AAAAA |
| 61.00 | AAAAAA | Harrison | 68.5% | 8 | Wheeler | AAAAAA |
| 60.83 | AAAAA | Glynn Academy | 58.9% | 4 | Brunswick | AAAAA |
| 60.33 | AAA | Westminster (Atlanta) | 65.4% | 7 | Lovett | AA |
| 60.26 | AA | Vidalia | 51.5% | 1 | West Laurens | AAAA |
| 60.20 | AAAAA | Stockbridge | 81.0% | 15 | Eagle's Landing Christian | A |
| 59.94 | AAAAAA | Etowah | 83.6% | 16 | Sequoyah | AAAAA |
| 59.71 | AAAAAA | Hillgrove | 85.8% | 18 | Shiloh | AAAAAA |
| 59.70 | AAAAAA | Newnan | 55.5% | 3 | Carrollton | AAAA |
| 59.18 | AAAAAA | Lovejoy | 89.6% | 22 | Mundy's Mill | AAAAA |
| 58.16 | AAAAAA | Mill Creek | 94.8% | 28 | West Forsyth | AAAAAA |
| 56.72 | AAA | Washington County | 92.0% | 24 | Thomson | AAAA |
| 55.57 | AAAAAA | Tift County | 89.8% | 22 | Cook | AAA |
| 54.46 | AAA | Hart County | 75.7% | 12 | Clarke Central | AAAAA |
| 54.24 | AAAA | Cairo | 64.1% | 6 | Thomasville | AA |
| 53.46 | AAAA | Troup | 50.0% | 0 | LaGrange | AAAAA |
| 52.18 | AAAAA | Alexander | 77.1% | 12 | Douglas County | AAAAAA |
| 51.65 | AAAA | Wayne County | 63.8% | 6 | Appling County | AAA |
| 51.61 | AAAA | Whitewater | 86.1% | 18 | Starr's Mill | AAAAA |
| 50.14 | AAAAA | Sprayberry | 58.6% | 4 | Kennesaw Mountain | AAAAAA |
| 49.77 | AAAA | Columbia | 54.5% | 2 | Southwest DeKalb | AAAAA |
| 49.59 | AAAAAA | Roswell | 91.8% | 24 | Centennial | AAAAAA |
| 48.72 | AAAAAA | Parkview | 87.4% | 19 | Mountain View | AAAAAA |
| 48.01 | AAAA | White County | 50.4% | 1 | Pickens | AAAA |
| 47.89 | AAAAA | Allatoona | 92.0% | 24 | Villa Rica | AAAAA |
| 47.30 | AAAAA | Northgate | 66.5% | 7 | Shaw | AAAAA |
| 47.29 | AAAAAA | Rockdale County | 54.7% | 2 | Salem | AAAAA |
| 47.19 | AAAAAA | Camden County | 97.3% | 34 | Dutchtown | AAAAA |
| 47.06 | AAAAA | Drew | 65.7% | 7 | Fayette County | AAAA |
| 46.54 | AA | Brooks County | 77.8% | 13 | Clinch County | A |
| 46.45 | AAAA | Woodward Academy | 90.1% | 22 | Decatur | AAA |
| 46.37 | AAAAAA | South Cobb | 76.9% | 12 | Pope | AAAAAA |
| 46.36 | AAAA | Cartersville | 91.8% | 24 | Cass | AAAAA |
| 46.22 | AAAA | Eagle's Landing | 57.5% | 3 | Union Grove | AAAAA |
| 45.79 | AAAAAA | East Coweta | 91.9% | 24 | Arabia Mountain | AAAA |
| 45.68 | AAAAAA | Northview | 55.2% | 2 | Duluth | AAAAAA |
| 44.70 | A | Hawkinsville | 59.8% | 4 | Bleckley County | AA |
| 44.12 | AAAA | Bainbridge | 77.6% | 13 | Early County | AA |
| 43.59 | AAAA | Buford | 99.6% | 41 | Berkmar | AAAAAA |
| 43.49 | AAAAA | McIntosh | 56.5% | 3 | Luella | AAAAA |
| 42.79 | AAAA | Sandy Creek | 98.3% | 37 | Jonesboro | AAAA |
| 42.47 | A | Aquinas | 80.8% | 15 | Prince Avenue Christian | A |
| 42.22 | AAAAA | South Effingham | 60.0% | 4 | Jenkins | AAA |
| 41.76 | AAAA | Monroe Area | 59.7% | 4 | Loganville | AAAAA |
| 41.01 | AA | Pace Academy | 75.3% | 11 | Our Lady of Mercy | A |
| 40.79 | AAAAA | Carver (Atlanta) | 83.4% | 16 | Washington | AAA |
| 40.39 | AAAAA | Miller Grove | 67.0% | 7 | Pebblebrook | AAAAAA |
| 40.24 | AAAA | Locust Grove | 50.1% | 0 | Ola | AAAAA |
| 39.93 | AA | Washington-Wilkes | 72.7% | 10 | Lincoln County | A |
| 39.58 | AAA | Jefferson | 96.1% | 31 | Winder-Barrow | AAAAA |
| 39.48 | AAAAA | Hiram | 86.7% | 19 | Cedartown | AAA |
| 39.39 | AAAA | Mary Persons | 92.9% | 25 | Jackson | AAA |
| 38.96 | AAA | Elbert County | 88.5% | 20 | Cedar Shoals | AAAAA |
| 38.76 | AAAAAA | Cherokee | 91.6% | 24 | North Forsyth | AAAAAA |
| 38.56 | AAAA | Burke County | 93.8% | 27 | Jefferson County | AA |
| 38.50 | AAAAAA | Lee County | 98.0% | 36 | Crisp County | AAAA |
| 38.23 | AAAAAA | Westlake | 94.6% | 28 | Banneker | AAAAA |
| 37.86 | A | Landmark Christian | 70.4% | 9 | Lithia Springs | AAAAA |
| 37.25 | AAAAA | Jones County | 93.5% | 26 | Morgan County | AAA |
| 36.92 | AAAAAA | Woodstock | 91.4% | 24 | Johns Creek | AAAAAA |
| 36.57 | AA | Wesleyan | 52.9% | 2 | East Hall | AAA |
| 36.44 | AA | Swainsboro | 50.5% | 1 | Emanuel County Institute | A |
| 35.68 | A | Dooly County | 70.5% | 9 | Wilcox County | A |
| 35.57 | AAAAA | Woodland (Stockbridge) | 71.0% | 9 | Apalachee | AAAAA |
| 35.17 | AAAA | Eastside | 80.0% | 14 | Alcovy | AAAAAA |
| 35.09 | AA | Macon County | 81.0% | 15 | Americus-Sumter | AAAA |
| 34.83 | AAA | Pierce County | 86.9% | 19 | Southeast Bulloch | AAA |
| 34.71 | AAAAA | Forsyth Central | 60.4% | 5 | Dawson County | AAA |
| 34.42 | A | Claxton | 53.3% | 2 | Metter | AA |
| 34.29 | AAA | Dodge County | 86.1% | 18 | Brantley County | AAA |
| 33.98 | AA | Darlington | 78.5% | 13 | Bremen | AA |
| 33.46 | AAAAA | Paulding County | 81.3% | 15 | Pepperell | AAA |
| 33.11 | AA | Dublin | 85.8% | 18 | Johnson County | A |
| 32.88 | AAAAA | Cambridge | 88.1% | 20 | Chapel Hill | AAAAA |
| 32.41 | AA | Lamar County | 79.6% | 14 | Pike County | AAAA |
| 32.37 | AAAAA | Druid Hills | 59.7% | 4 | Chamblee | AAAA |
| 31.75 | AAA | Ringgold | 76.9% | 12 | Heritage (Ringgold) | AAAA |
| 31.63 | AAA | Westside (Macon) | 93.6% | 27 | Rutland | AAA |
| 31.58 | AAAAA | Flowery Branch | 92.4% | 25 | Chestatee | AAAA |
| 31.58 | A | Irwin County | 88.7% | 21 | Berrien | AA |
| 31.35 | AAAA | Riverdale | 58.2% | 4 | North Clayton | AAA |
| 30.51 | AAAA | Griffin | 98.3% | 37 | Henry County | AAAA |
| 29.96 | AAA | Jackson County | 56.7% | 3 | Madison County | AAAA |
| 29.09 | AA | Model | 79.9% | 14 | Sonoraville | AAA |
| 28.89 | A | Savannah Christian | 81.4% | 15 | McIntosh County Academy | AA |
| 28.84 | AA | Rabun County | 79.2% | 14 | Habersham Central | AAAAAA |
| 28.76 | AAAAA | Riverwood | 90.2% | 22 | Holy Innocents | AA |
| 28.28 | A | Pacelli | 65.4% | 7 | Mount de Sales | A |
| 27.83 | AAAA | Liberty County | 84.0% | 17 | Bradwell Institute | AAAAA |
| 27.68 | AAAAA | Richmond Academy | 88.4% | 20 | Westside (Augusta) | AAA |
| 27.29 | AAA | Central (Macon) | 54.6% | 2 | Wilkinson County | A |
| 26.21 | AAA | Rockmart | 50.9% | 1 | North Murray | AAA |
| 26.05 | A | Stratford Academy | 79.4% | 14 | Savannah Country Day | A |
| 25.89 | AA | Monticello | 59.4% | 4 | Walnut Grove | AAAA |
| 25.82 | AAA | West Hall | 90.4% | 22 | Johnson (Gainesville) | AAAA |
| 25.50 | A | Pinecrest Academy | 56.9% | 3 | North Springs | AAAAA |
| 25.31 | A | Commerce | 76.5% | 12 | Banks County | AAA |
| 25.26 | AAAA | Gilmer | 91.7% | 24 | Fannin County | AAA |
| 23.73 | AAA | Toombs County | 52.3% | 1 | Johnson (Savannah) | AAA |
| 23.68 | AAAA | Redan | 65.1% | 6 | McNair | AAA |
| 23.30 | AAAAA | Morrow | 54.9% | 2 | Mount Zion (Jonesboro) | AAAA |
| 23.14 | AAAAAA | Osborne | 55.3% | 2 | Lakeside (Atlanta) | AAAAAA |
| 23.05 | AAAA | Baldwin | 94.4% | 28 | Hancock Central | A |
| 22.83 | A | Mitchell County | 63.7% | 6 | Albany | AAAA |
| 22.71 | A | Athens Christian | 78.8% | 13 | Athens Academy | A |
| 22.53 | AAAA | Stephens County | 96.5% | 32 | Franklin County | AAA |
| 22.02 | A | Mount Paran Christian | 97.7% | 35 | Whitefield Academy | A |
| 20.37 | AAAA | Ridgeland | 87.7% | 20 | Chattooga | AA |
| 20.29 | AA | Northeast | 78.3% | 13 | Southwest | AAA |
| 20.23 | AAA | Maynard Jackson | 87.1% | 19 | Therrell | AAA |
| 19.27 | AAAAA | Carver (Columbus) | 99.0% | 39 | Spencer | AAA |
| 19.12 | AA | Putnam County | 52.9% | 2 | Greene County | AA |
| 18.23 | AAA | Tattnall County | 82.1% | 15 | Long County | AA |
| 18.23 | A | Atkinson County | 58.0% | 4 | Jeff Davis | AA |
| 18.13 | A | George Walton Academy | 78.4% | 13 | Hapeville | AA |
| 16.88 | A | Fellowship Christian | 53.1% | 2 | Riverside Military Academy | AA |
| 16.82 | AAAAA | Cross Creek | 66.9% | 7 | Hephzibah | AAA |
| 16.18 | A | Tattnall Square | 92.4% | 25 | Georgia Military College | A |
| 14.87 | AAAAAA | Campbell | 93.4% | 26 | Stone Mountain | AAAA |
| 12.97 | A | Taylor County | 81.8% | 15 | East Laurens | AA |
| 12.54 | A | Greenville | 89.5% | 21 | Haralson County | AAA |
| 12.36 | AAAAA | Grovetown | 91.6% | 24 | Harlem | AA |
| 11.57 | AA | Gordon Lee | 50.2% | 0 | Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe | AAA |
| 11.57 | A | Marion County | 98.8% | 39 | Miller County | A |
| 10.17 | A | Jenkins County | 86.1% | 18 | Treutlen | A |
| 9.96 | A | Portal | 68.0% | 8 | Josey | AAA |
| 6.93 | AAAAA | Coffee | 99.9% | 42 | Savannah | AAA |
| 5.98 | A | Telfair County | 87.1% | 19 | Wheeler County | A |
| 5.52 | A | Lakeview Academy | 57.2% | 3 | East Jackson | AAA |
| 3.94 | AAA | Oconee County | 96.2% | 31 | Oglethorpe County | AA |
| 3.63 | A | Central (Talbotton) | 53.7% | 2 | Crawford County | AA |
| 2.81 | AAAAA | Ware County | 100.0% | 42 | Hampton | AAAA |
| 1.93 | AA | Bacon County | 97.9% | 36 | Lanier County | A |
| -1.66 | A | Trion | 96.8% | 33 | Armuchee | AA |
| -2.13 | AAA | Beach | 88.4% | 20 | Windsor Forest | AAAA |
| -2.21 | AAAA | LaFayette | 91.2% | 23 | Gordon Central | AAA |
| -3.23 | AAAA | Lithonia | 98.8% | 39 | Clarkston | AAAAA |
| -4.90 | AA | Union County | 97.7% | 35 | Towns County | A |
| -5.22 | AA | Groves | 94.5% | 28 | Islands | AAA |
| -6.31 | AAAA | Southeast Whitfield | 98.2% | 37 | Murray County | AAA |
| -6.95 | A | Warren County | 70.0% | 9 | Glascock County | A |
| -8.98 | A | Strong Rock Christian | 87.3% | 19 | Social Circle | AA |
| -14.34 | AA | Pelham | 99.1% | 39 | Baconton | A |
| -18.26 | A | North Cobb Christian | 71.1% | 9 | Cross Keys | AAAA |
| -25.26 | A | St. Francis | 99.3% | 40 | Providence Christian | A |
Aug 29
| Game Rate | Class | Favorite | Percent | Margin | Opponent | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.67 | AA | Fitzgerald | 85.2% | 18 | Heard County | AA |
| 29.39 | A | Charlton County | 87.0% | 19 | Manchester | AA |
| 15.60 | AAAAA | Mays | 99.7% | 41 | Glenn Hills | AAA |
| 13.54 | AAAA | Monroe | 97.5% | 35 | Terrell County | A |
| 13.31 | AAA | Douglass | 51.2% | 1 | South Atlanta | AAA |
| 12.31 | AAAAAA | Newton | 99.6% | 41 | Meadowcreek | AAAAAA |
| -4.24 | A | Hebron Christian Academy | 81.0% | 15 | Mount Vernon Presbyterian | A |
