Oakland Athletics Playoff Chances 2015-3

Beat Diamondbacks 7-4, playoff odds up 0.003 to 0.02%
57-74   .435

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Saturday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers 8 Athletics 7 -2.5
-0.3
Royals 1 Tigers 2 -0.3
Giants 5 Angels 4 +0.3
Astros 11 Mariners 4 -0.2
Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers 1 Athletics 7 +2.6
+0.3
Giants 5 Angels 0 +0.3
Royals 4 Tigers 6 -0.2
Indians 10 Blue Jays 7 +0.2

What If

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

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If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
8831-099.2%063102610577,405
8730-196.24113424208
8629-287.6236581202,621
8528-369.910357273024,367
8427-446.63143421110168,917
8326-523.7102346264000885,173
8225-68.40083340152003,716,069
8124-71.80021539321010012,834,788
8023-80.20004233827810037,091,144
7922-90.0007253724600091,112,885
7821-100.000192738214000192,070,191
7720-11Out00110313816300350,214,827
7619-12Out00021336341320555,727,901
7518-13Out0003183830101770,904,285
7417-14Out00052338277937,784,768
7316-15Out00182941211,002,406,244
7215-16Out0002144242942,519,798
7114-17Out00053064779,461,858
7013-18Out00011782566,408,422
6912-19Out000892360,928,199
6811-20Out00397201,119,821
6710-21Out0019997,505,311
669-22Out0010040,914,896
658-23Out0010014,731,247
647-24Out01004,509,413
636-25Out01001,154,442
625-26Out0100243,677
614-27Out010041,629
57-60Out100583,314*
Total:0.0%0000001248121622336,965,643,820

* 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

Saturday100.0*Lottery seed
Rangers 8 Athletics 7 +0.5
Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Rangers 1 Athletics 7 -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.

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
8831-000315363510100
8730-10417522330
8629-20163051651
8528-3011455714810
8427-40044352023600
8326-5012321536194000
8225-6008073134164000
8124-702011332311641000
8023-8000031429301751000
7922-9000031226312071000
7821-1000002923322491000
7720-1100017203327102000
7619-120001519332811200
7518-130001519342911200
7417-14000152136299000
7316-15000172541251000
7215-16000111364560000
7114-1700032157172000
7013-180008513271000
6912-190023342194000
6811-2000014373313200
6710-210042037271020
669-2201725362481
658-23001102936204
647-2400214343614
636-25004214431
625-260193852
614-27032671
603-2811287
592-290595
581-30892
570-3100100
Total:0000000000001234711151924931000