Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-L-TGD%Change123456Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Swallows2612-5-22088.2%+2.45124137311.9+0.131.524Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Carp2210-7-2972.1-3.724282114952.7-0.164.510Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Giants1537-8-1150.0+5.21118212117123.5+0.173.501Yomiuri Giants
Tigers1718-9-1-243.7-4.2815202220153.7-0.168.497Hanshin Tigers
Dragons1527-9-1-1327.5-3.049142025274.4-0.149.483Chunichi Dragons
BayStars136-12-1-1518.5+3.326111725394.8+0.1612.484Yokohama BayStars

Big Games

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Wednesday
Giants 4 Tigers 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Giants+3.4
+0.1
Tigers-3.4
-0.1
Carp 4 BayStars 5
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carp-3.1
-0.1
Giants+0.2
Tigers+0.2
Dragons+0.2
BayStars+2.5
+0.1
Swallows 4 Dragons 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Swallows+1.8
+0.1
Carp+0.2
Giants+0.1
Tigers+0.2
Dragons-2.5
-0.1
BayStars+0.1
Thursday
Giants vs TigersIf winner is:HomeTieAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Giants53.549.446.0
3.43.53.7
Tigers40.3*43.847.9
3.9*3.73.6
Carp vs BayStarsHomeTieAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carp74.771.768.7
2.62.72.8
Giants49.9*50.250.2
Tigers43.5*43.843.9
Dragons27.3*27.627.7
BayStars16.4*18.621.3
4.8*4.84.6
Swallows vs DragonsHomeTieAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Swallows89.787.886.0
1.81.92.0
Carp72.4*72.171.7
Giants50.3*50.149.7
Tigers43.9*43.843.4
Dragons25.127.830.8
4.4*4.34.2
BayStars18.6*18.518.4

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.