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Oakland Athletics Playoff Chances 2014-4 50/50

Plays at Angels, playoff odds down 0.07 to 98.3%
78-54   .591

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rays 0 Athletics 3 +2.9
+0.2
Angels 9 Astros 3 -0.3
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rays 2 Athletics 3 +2.7
+0.2

What If

Chances based on how well the Athletics finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
103-108In100507*
10224-6In10001,287
10123-7In10004,249
10022-8In1000011,966
9921-9In990129,529
9820-10In970361,968
9719-11In92107113,041
9618-12In8220160178,225
9517-13In6640290246,454
9416-14In4670470299,256
9315-15In2681651318,743
9214-16100.0%11717830299,338
9113-1799.93418380245,313
9012-1899.1111772010178,844
8911-1995.70005936400112,625
8810-2085.70003748141061,907
879-2165.201748304029,655
868-2238.453346151012,190
857-2317.11164532604,112
846-244.20431461811,232
835-251.411546344282
824-26Out324512268
813-27Out1717676
780-30Out22057201183
Total:98.3%364051710000002,210,980

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs