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Maxwell Week 4 Projections

By Todd Holcomb
Sept 10, 2014

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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Sep 11

Game Rate Favorite Percent Margin Opponent
40.25 Perry 71.4% 9 Macon County
29.33 Spalding 56.6% 3 Walnut Grove
22.48 Toombs County 77.5% 13 Beach
14.33 Henry County 79.5% 14 Mount Zion (Jonesboro)
10.38 Riverdale 96.3% 32 Hampton

Sep 12

Game Rate Favorite Percent Margin Opponent
80.45 Peachtree Ridge 53.3% 2 McEachern
79.31 Lovejoy 57.3% 3 Hillgrove
75.42 Grayson 81.9% 15 Archer
73.06 Ware County 59.8% 4 Coffee
67.36 Brookwood 57.3% 3 Parkview
66.28 Sandy Creek 90.3% 22 Newnan
65.59 East Coweta 63.3% 6 Whitewater
63.97 Lassiter 60.9% 5 Woodstock
63.83 South Gwinnett 64.8% 6 Central Gwinnett
63.71 East Paulding 68.5% 8 South Paulding
63.47 Woodward Academy 71.2% 9 Lovett
61.73 Walton 88.4% 20 Roswell
61.37 Flowery Branch 66.1% 7 Lanier
61.04 Cartersville 66.3% 7 North Paulding
60.34 Camden County 94.5% 28 Brunswick
59.74 Marietta 80.7% 14 South Cobb
58.08 Westminster (Atlanta) 66.9% 7 Elbert County
57.38 Hart County 53.0% 2 Thomson
57.38 Newton 54.4% 2 Westlake
57.02 Troup 67.2% 7 Harris County
56.33 Lamar County 56.7% 3 Mary Persons
55.76 West Forsyth 71.2% 9 Chattahoochee
55.02 Cherokee 71.6% 9 Wheeler
53.92 New Manchester 56.4% 3 Villa Rica
53.87 Northside (Warner Robins) 95.4% 30 Lakeside (Evans)
53.70 Tift County 84.5% 17 Baldwin
53.21 Tucker 93.7% 27 M. L. King
51.60 Griffin 96.3% 32 Eastside
51.27 Lowndes 96.9% 33 Rockdale County
50.98 Kell 94.4% 28 Sequoyah
50.57 North Hall 68.4% 8 West Hall
49.94 Union Grove 51.0% 1 Mundy's Mill
48.96 Westside (Macon) 79.5% 14 West Laurens
48.89 Washington-Wilkes 66.5% 7 Jefferson County
48.58 Northview 58.8% 4 North Forsyth
48.51 Ringgold 75.8% 12 Adairsville
48.27 Marist 94.0% 27 Arabia Mountain
47.19 Bainbridge 69.9% 9 Monroe
46.51 Eagle's Landing 75.6% 11 Jonesboro
46.05 Valdosta 97.2% 34 Thomasville
45.98 Dacula 97.7% 35 Berkmar
45.84 Rome 69.6% 8 Cambridge
45.76 Loganville 62.7% 5 Heritage (Conyers)
45.65 Benedictine 82.1% 15 Liberty County
45.63 Blessed Trinity 92.2% 25 Creekview
45.31 Kennesaw Mountain 61.7% 5 Douglas County
44.50 Marion County 56.9% 3 Dooly County
43.97 Stephenson 92.4% 25 Banneker
43.85 Etowah 96.5% 32 Pope
43.80 Clarke Central 72.8% 10 Cedar Shoals
43.70 Carver (Atlanta) 78.5% 13 Dunwoody
43.34 Alpharetta 96.0% 31 Johns Creek
43.27 Lambert 82.8% 16 Centennial
42.54 Hiram 59.0% 4 Paulding County
42.51 St. Pius X 87.2% 19 Lithonia
41.30 Crisp County 50.1% 0 Worth County
40.87 Northgate 81.2% 15 Woodland (Stockbridge)
40.87 Pebblebrook 57.0% 3 Alcovy
40.81 Dutchtown 66.1% 7 Starr's Mill
40.65 Bowdon 63.5% 6 Cedartown
40.54 Thomas County Central 94.6% 28 Americus-Sumter
39.74 Forsyth Central 56.5% 3 Cass
39.24 Pierce County 70.5% 9 Cook
38.73 Effingham County 81.5% 15 South Effingham
37.60 Eagle's Landing Christian 79.5% 14 Mount Pisgah Christian
37.16 Upson-Lee 72.1% 10 Northeast
36.89 North Cobb 98.5% 38 Monroe Area
36.60 Creekside 97.4% 34 Druid Hills
35.84 White County 76.1% 12 Pace Academy
35.76 Appling County 70.8% 9 Tattnall County
35.70 Washington County 98.9% 39 Veterans
35.17 Washington 72.1% 10 Maynard Jackson
34.85 Evans 80.7% 14 Grovetown
34.77 Sprayberry 69.2% 8 Woodland (Cartersville)
34.67 McIntosh 83.1% 16 Ola
33.79 Locust Grove 70.5% 9 Pike County
33.76 Charlton County 81.8% 15 Bacon County
33.70 Columbia 90.4% 22 Stone Mountain
33.48 Gainesville 98.4% 37 Winder-Barrow
33.29 Allatoona 98.3% 37 Lithia Springs
32.76 Richmond Hill 92.5% 25 Bradwell Institute
32.46 Clinch County 74.8% 11 Berrien
32.11 Westover 91.2% 23 Northside (Columbus)
32.05 Ridgeland 66.2% 7 Dade County
31.69 Prince Avenue Christian 78.7% 13 George Walton Academy
31.51 Jefferson 97.4% 34 Commerce
31.48 Aquinas 90.6% 23 Our Lady of Mercy
31.46 Kendrick 65.0% 6 Jackson
30.88 Drew 88.2% 20 North Clayton
30.67 Model 65.2% 7 Bremen
29.96 Alexander 92.7% 25 Chapel Hill
29.94 Harrison 95.8% 31 Osborne
29.80 Rutland 53.7% 2 Howard
29.20 Chestatee 80.2% 14 Pepperell
28.89 Seminole County 67.2% 7 Mitchell County
28.62 Peach County 97.9% 36 Southwest
28.29 Hawkinsville 84.5% 17 Taylor County
28.22 Jackson County 57.7% 3 Rabun County
27.31 Salem 85.7% 18 Apalachee
26.09 Coosa 51.4% 1 Rockmart
26.09 Lincoln County 84.0% 17 Westside (Augusta)
25.63 Campbell 92.6% 25 Lakeside (Atlanta)
24.82 Manchester 79.1% 13 Columbus
24.79 Jones County 95.0% 29 Greenbrier
24.30 Trion 68.3% 8 LaFayette
23.50 Sonoraville 64.6% 6 North Murray
23.40 Johnson County 61.2% 5 Wilkinson County
23.30 Pelham 74.8% 11 Miller County
22.62 Bryan County 53.6% 2 Southeast Bulloch
22.43 Stockbridge 98.4% 37 Morrow
22.39 Whitefield Academy 55.3% 2 Mount Zion (Carroll)
21.46 Walker 56.7% 3 Pinecrest Academy
21.18 Darlington 86.7% 19 King's Ridge Christian
21.01 Laney 96.2% 31 Albany
20.60 B.E.S.T. Academy 92.8% 25 Therrell
20.48 Wilcox County 76.9% 12 Calhoun County
20.28 Heard County 92.5% 25 South Atlanta
20.10 First Presbyterian 84.8% 17 Monticello
19.44 South Forsyth 95.8% 30 Habersham Central
19.25 Luella 96.5% 32 Forest Park
19.24 Emanuel County Institute 95.7% 30 Portal
19.08 Central (Macon) 68.5% 8 Jordan
18.53 Dawson County 83.4% 16 Heritage (Ringgold)
17.99 Morgan County 89.2% 21 Greene County
17.82 Metter 88.7% 21 Long County
17.76 Oconee County 78.9% 13 Putnam County
17.42 Christian Heritage 61.7% 5 Gordon Lee
17.07 Dodge County 91.9% 24 Savannah
15.61 East Laurens 71.9% 10 Jenkins County
15.46 Savannah Christian 97.0% 33 Savannah Country Day
15.32 Warner Robins 99.1% 40 Cross Creek
15.22 Dalton 98.9% 39 North Atlanta
15.01 Lumpkin County 68.5% 8 Johnson (Gainesville)
14.39 Turner County 83.3% 16 Randolph-Clay
13.87 Tattnall Square 92.4% 25 Strong Rock Christian
13.60 McNair 65.9% 7 Douglass
13.29 Greenville 79.3% 14 Schley County
13.24 Grady 97.5% 35 Redan
13.09 Central (Carrollton) 98.7% 38 Hardaway
11.72 River Ridge 87.8% 20 North Springs
11.48 Meadowcreek 70.3% 9 Clarkston
11.42 Fellowship Christian 52.8% 1 Chattooga
11.29 Telfair County 81.7% 15 Treutlen
11.22 Riverside Military Academy 68.9% 8 Hapeville
10.98 Mount de Sales 78.4% 13 Georgia Military College
7.89 Hancock Central 88.2% 20 Josey
7.54 Banks County 75.1% 11 East Jackson
6.26 Fannin County 84.0% 17 Armuchee
6.19 Groves 80.0% 14 Windsor Forest
6.08 Athens Academy 83.9% 17 Oglethorpe County
3.33 Jeff Davis 68.4% 8 Montgomery County
2.69 Calhoun 99.9% 42 Gordon Central
0.88 Harlem 65.5% 7 Warren County
-1.94 Dublin 98.7% 38 Twiggs County
-3.04 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 73.5% 10 Coahulla Creek
-5.06 New Hampstead 73.8% 11 Islands
-7.49 Atkinson County 92.0% 24 Baconton
-8.79 Hephzibah 83.6% 16 Glascock County
-8.92 Wheeler County 79.5% 14 Mount Vernon Presbyterian
-9.62 Lakeview Academy 66.7% 7 Towns County
-10.82 Pacelli 99.1% 40 Central (Talbotton)
-14.72 Crawford County 64.3% 6 Stewart County
-16.19 Temple 89.9% 22 Social Circle
-19.54 K.I.P.P. Atlanta Collegiate 80.6% 14 North Cobb Christian

Sep 13

Game Rate Favorite Percent Margin Opponent
51.02 Cedar Grove 65.6% 7 Miller Grove
32.09 Houston County 92.4% 25 Richmond Academy
28.84 Decatur 84.8% 17 Towers

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