Tampa Bay Rays Playoff Chances 2014

Beating Rangers 1-0 (Mid 1st), playoff odds down 0.01 to 1.6%
58-61   .487

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Reds 12 Rays 4 -2.6
-0.2
Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Orioles 7 Rays 1 -2.7
-0.3

What If

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

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If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
10143-0In4555300
95-96In1006*
9436-7In80710330
9335-899.3%6869161148
9234-995.950119264459
9133-1092.33614834801,577
9032-1181.820135431814,437
8931-1265.9912342313011,326
8830-1346.3381344590025,741
8729-1425.91402050222051,685
8628-1511.10209423891094,979
8527-163.3010325452330156,416
8426-170.701103838121232,334
8325-180.100321442840315,835
8224-190.000083543140387,469
8123-20Out0219473110433,703
8022-21Out0073850400441,296
7921-22Out0223631100410,171
7820-23Out0010632420346,052
7719-24Out03513770266,923
7618-25Out0134461720186,048
7517-26Out0018453160119,280
7416-27Out08354216068,110
7315-28Out3214630035,422
7214-29Out1104147116,808
7113-30Out04306337,032
7012-31Out11773902,806
6911-32Out0875170924
6810-33Out367282316
679-34Out6135449
668-35Out505016
64-65Out1002*
580-43Out397300
Total:1.6%00001491522311241003,618,000

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Reds 12 Rays 4 +0.5
Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Orioles 7 Rays 1 +0.6

What If

This isn't your lottery pick because it does not factor in ping pong balls.
It's the final seed that gets you the ping pong balls.
The top 10 seeds are wrong, just ignore them for now.

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If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
10143-04555
9638-5100
9537-64060
9436-713601773
9335-8535341961
9234-9216342813204
9133-101419352391080
9032-1101721291950181
8931-12018192312303130
8830-130027151561431000
8729-1400151072482330
8628-15001343383911100
8527-160000121941278100
8426-170001625352382000
8325-1800018233124113000
8224-1900171929261341000
8123-200015162828165100
8022-210014142729186100
7921-220001414283118510
7820-23000314303216400
7719-24000417333113200
7618-250162035289100
7517-260018253623610
7416-2700212313517300
7315-280031736311020
7214-29016243923610
7113-30021232351730
7012-3103203628111
6911-321728392041
6810-3321535321330
679-34820412010
668-35619312519
657-36100
646-37100
580-43496
Total:0000000000367789101111107531000000