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Maxwell Week 3 Projections

By Todd Holcomb
Sept 3, 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 04

Game Rate Favorite Percent Margin Opponent
57.30 Harris County 54.4% 2 Westside (Macon)
39.65 Americus-Sumter 57.3% 3 Shaw
12.65 Randolph-Clay 58.2% 4 Dougherty

Sep 05

Game Rate Favorite Percent Margin Opponent
82.79 Buford 78.1% 13 McEachern
82.10 North Gwinnett 62.1% 5 Hillgrove
80.22 Grayson 69.3% 8 Hughes
79.93 Mill Creek 54.2% 2 Dacula
75.04 Norcross 88.6% 21 Milton
74.39 Griffin 73.4% 10 Burke County
72.72 Walton 65.9% 7 Lassiter
71.18 Calhoun 59.8% 4 Carrollton
70.57 Peachtree Ridge 77.1% 12 Parkview
70.27 Collins Hill 63.9% 6 South Gwinnett
67.99 Newnan 62.6% 5 Marietta
67.29 Camden County 89.3% 21 Glynn Academy
67.14 Creekside 68.1% 8 Carver (Columbus)
67.13 Alpharetta 56.0% 3 West Forsyth
66.58 Etowah 70.9% 9 Cherokee
66.40 North Cobb 82.8% 16 Cartersville
66.24 Marist 71.1% 9 Lovett
65.20 Allatoona 71.7% 10 North Paulding
64.62 East Coweta 54.0% 2 Harrison
64.39 Woodward Academy 54.2% 2 St. Pius X
61.62 Jefferson 54.9% 2 North Hall
59.28 Statesboro 60.5% 5 Wayne County
59.03 Mays 53.1% 2 M. L. King
58.84 Westlake 54.7% 2 Shiloh
58.28 Washington County 90.5% 23 Mary Persons
57.32 Woodstock 58.8% 4 Wheeler
56.96 Westminster (Atlanta) 69.9% 9 Laney
56.64 Cairo 61.4% 5 Bainbridge
56.62 Troup 56.5% 3 Northgate
55.79 South Paulding 62.8% 6 Villa Rica
55.66 Tift County 80.0% 14 Luella
55.00 Central Gwinnett 64.8% 6 Mundy's Mill
54.26 Lanier 51.8% 1 Clarke Central
52.49 Blessed Trinity 87.5% 20 Sequoyah
52.26 Grady 51.9% 1 Carver (Atlanta)
50.94 Chattahoochee 57.0% 3 North Forsyth
50.61 Peach County 85.7% 18 Perry
50.24 Westover 51.5% 1 Jonesboro
50.16 New Manchester 55.3% 2 Hiram
50.06 Callaway 58.4% 4 Heard County
49.90 Central (Carrollton) 61.5% 5 B.E.S.T. Academy
49.31 Elbert County 72.2% 10 Stephens County
49.13 Riverwood 51.3% 1 Creekview
48.47 Cedar Grove 81.3% 15 Columbia
47.98 Greater Atlanta Christian 90.0% 22 Eagle's Landing Christian
47.98 Lambert 64.7% 6 Johns Creek
47.89 Lowndes 97.9% 36 Drew
47.04 Northside (Warner Robins) 97.8% 35 Evans
46.28 Centennial 53.8% 2 South Forsyth
46.26 Mountain View 54.8% 2 Kennesaw Mountain
45.72 Lovejoy 97.6% 35 Dutchtown
45.41 Thomas County Central 91.8% 24 Riverdale
44.77 Baldwin 55.8% 3 Alcovy
44.75 Fitzgerald 83.7% 16 Irwin County
44.14 Northwest Whitfield 67.3% 7 Cedartown
44.14 Union Grove 64.2% 6 Locust Grove
44.05 Alexander 78.0% 13 Paulding County
43.84 Whitewater 91.9% 24 Banneker
42.63 Lee County 89.0% 21 Worth County
41.19 Colquitt County 99.6% 41 Crisp County
41.04 Emanuel County Institute 61.5% 5 Metter
40.67 Heritage (Conyers) 76.4% 12 Salem
40.62 Appling County 68.9% 8 Jenkins
39.73 Chestatee 76.3% 12 West Hall
38.99 Pickens 70.5% 9 East Hall
37.83 Liberty County 61.5% 5 McIntosh County Academy
37.20 Forsyth Central 50.2% 0 Woodland (Cartersville)
37.17 Upson-Lee 61.8% 5 Pike County
37.16 Dunwoody 51.6% 1 Chamblee
36.52 Starr's Mill 78.6% 13 Fayette County
36.52 Landmark Christian 73.5% 10 Pace Academy
36.12 West Laurens 74.3% 11 Bleckley County
35.66 Eastside 88.4% 20 Madison County
35.56 Hawkinsville 71.0% 9 Wilcox County
34.64 Houston County 92.7% 25 Grovetown
34.62 Vidalia 90.2% 22 Toombs County
34.50 Lakeside (Evans) 87.9% 20 Richmond Academy
34.39 Stratford Academy 70.9% 9 Wesleyan
33.96 Veterans 82.9% 16 Macon County
33.73 Pebblebrook 74.4% 11 Osborne
33.49 Decatur 77.8% 13 Maynard Jackson
33.45 George Walton Academy 58.9% 4 Holy Innocents
33.38 Calvary Day 82.0% 15 Bradwell Institute
33.18 Mount Paran Christian 84.3% 17 North Clayton
33.15 Pierce County 82.6% 16 Bacon County
32.95 Gilmer 87.7% 20 Dawson County
32.78 LaGrange 81.0% 15 Spalding
32.53 Lithonia 68.7% 8 Towers
32.29 Tucker 99.4% 40 Stone Mountain
31.93 Rabun County 51.4% 1 Mount Pisgah Christian
31.65 Dooly County 81.1% 15 Turner County
31.58 Rutland 64.3% 6 Northeast
31.21 White County 82.4% 16 Jackson County
30.52 Bowdon 80.4% 14 Pepperell
30.32 Chapel Hill 64.0% 6 Lithia Springs
29.51 Manchester 67.8% 8 Taylor County
29.40 Seminole County 82.8% 16 Pacelli
29.10 Cass 76.3% 12 Coosa
28.91 Screven County 63.1% 6 Westside (Augusta)
28.91 Winder-Barrow 56.0% 3 Apalachee
28.64 Richmond Hill 95.1% 29 Johnson (Savannah)
28.44 Valdosta 99.5% 41 Swainsboro
28.38 Duluth 82.9% 16 Lakeside (Atlanta)
27.78 Eagle's Landing 93.8% 27 Southwest
27.47 Bryan County 56.7% 3 Claxton
27.43 South Effingham 66.9% 7 Southeast Bulloch
25.81 Mitchell County 71.9% 10 Pelham
25.72 Model 71.9% 10 Christian Heritage
25.62 Tattnall County 62.2% 5 Beach
24.96 Oconee County 51.8% 1 Athens Christian
24.93 Warner Robins 97.5% 35 Greenbrier
24.91 Central (Macon) 60.6% 5 Howard
24.75 Ola 75.8% 12 Morrow
22.92 Early County 91.1% 23 Miller County
22.91 Rockmart 76.7% 12 Sonoraville
22.75 Cook 93.7% 27 Berrien
22.53 Northview 94.6% 28 Habersham Central
22.51 Lumpkin County 60.6% 5 Union County
22.50 Johnson County 75.9% 12 Telfair County
21.75 Hart County 97.9% 36 Franklin County
21.38 Washington-Wilkes 97.0% 33 Wilkinson County
20.41 Woodland (Stockbridge) 88.9% 21 Forest Park
20.31 Brookstone 87.6% 20 Columbus
20.07 Greene County 53.9% 2 Hancock Central
19.61 King's Ridge Christian 60.6% 5 Walker
19.52 Rockdale County 96.0% 31 Meadowcreek
19.41 Morgan County 87.3% 19 Putnam County
19.16 Gordon Lee 56.2% 3 LaFayette
18.39 Monroe Area 97.2% 34 Walnut Grove
18.17 River Ridge 78.9% 13 North Atlanta
17.46 North Murray 63.9% 6 Chattooga
16.81 Mount Zion (Carroll) 55.8% 3 Haralson County
16.75 Albany 69.2% 8 Terrell County
16.44 Jones County 97.5% 35 Cross Creek
15.96 Chattahoochee County 63.8% 6 Calhoun County
15.22 McNair 76.0% 12 Therrell
14.37 Jackson 87.7% 20 Monticello
13.84 Johnson (Gainesville) 53.2% 2 Banks County
10.78 Heritage (Ringgold) 62.8% 6 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe
9.77 Groves 67.6% 8 New Hampstead
9.73 Druid Hills 94.6% 28 Clarkston
9.52 Sandy Creek 100.0% 42 Hampton
9.14 Southeast Whitfield 74.7% 11 Gordon Central
8.92 Fannin County 77.0% 12 Murray County
8.45 Savannah 74.3% 11 Windsor Forest
8.20 Bremen 92.4% 25 Hapeville
7.58 Commerce 91.5% 24 Hebron Christian Academy
6.94 Lanier County 56.3% 3 Wheeler County
3.14 Prince Avenue Christian 98.2% 37 Oglethorpe County
2.64 Butler 76.8% 12 Josey
0.02 St. Francis 63.0% 6 Lakeview Academy
-0.33 East Laurens 92.1% 24 Twiggs County
-0.42 Armuchee 53.4% 2 Coahulla Creek
-1.36 Tattnall Square 98.2% 37 Warren County
-2.99 Brantley County 82.8% 16 Islands
-7.44 Schley County 88.1% 20 Baconton
-8.58 Our Lady of Mercy 98.1% 37 K.I.P.P. Atlanta Collegiate
-9.93 Georgia Military College 88.9% 21 Glascock County
-10.23 Montgomery County 80.4% 14 Crawford County
-20.62 Temple 93.8% 27 Stewart County
-20.78 Jeff Davis 95.2% 29 North Cobb Christian
-30.21 Douglass 98.6% 38 Cross Keys
-31.59 Whitefield Academy 99.6% 41 Providence Christian

Sep 06

Game Rate Favorite Percent Margin Opponent
54.41 Newton 65.5% 7 Rome
49.56 Tri-Cities 66.1% 7 Southwest DeKalb
25.71 Northside (Columbus) 58.2% 4 Spencer
10.73 Hardaway 83.9% 17 Jordan
-15.14 Towns County 79.0% 13 Mount Vernon Presbyterian

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