Chicago Cubs Playoff RaceNo game yesterday, odds of making the playoffs up 0.9% to 32.4% | Chance of making the playoffs:
| 32.4 | % | Change: | 0.9 | | | Average final seed: | 7.1 | | | -0.03 | |
Record: 19 - 15
.559 How are these numbers calculated? (show) Big GamesHow we did
yesterday
and who we should root for
today.
Each game can have 2 kinds of impact on
the Cubs: 1. How many percentage points it changed their chance of making the playoffs. 2. (If in parenthesis,) how many positions it changed their average finishing position. The
day’s
total impact on the Cubs is shown between the best and worst case outcomes. Future games show separate impacts for each outcome. Hover your mouse over a game to hightlight it in the standings.
How do I know a games impact? (show)
| | Thursday | Impact | | | Rockies | 9 | | Cardinals | 3 | | | 0.5 | | | | | Astros | 3 | | Nationals | 8 | | | 0.3 | | | | | Marlins | 7 | | Brewers | 2 | | | 0.2 | | | | | Pirates | 5 | | Giants | 4 | | | -0.1 | | | | | Worst | -1.21 |
(0.04)
| 0.88 | |
(-0.03)
|
(-0.03)
| 1.19 | Best | | | Friday | | | Win | | Win | | Cubs | 2.9 |
(-0.34)
| D-Backs | -2.9 |
(0.34)
| | 2:20 PM | | | Dodgers | 0.2 | | Astros | -0.3 | | | 10:40 PM | | | Brewers | 0.2 | | Cardinals | -0.3 | | | 8:05 PM | | | | -3.54 |
(0.36)
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(-0.35)
| 3.26 | | |
What IfChances based on how well the Cubs finish out the season.
Explain (show) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance team will finish the regular season at position | | | TW | W | - | L | PCT | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | Count | | | | | | | | | | | 147 | 128 | - | 0 | 1.000 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,000 | | 113 | 94 | - | 34 | .734 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 111 | 92 | - | 36 | .719 | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 110 | 91 | - | 37 | .711 | In | 94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | | 108 | 89 | - | 39 | .695 | In | 94 | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 122 | | 106 | 87 | - | 41 | .680 | In | 91 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 512 | | 104 | 85 | - | 43 | .664 | In | 93 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,896 | | 102 | 83 | - | 45 | .648 | In | 91 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,638 | | 100 | 81 | - | 47 | .633 | In | 88 | 9 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,371 | | 98 | 79 | - | 49 | .617 | In | 85 | 12 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54,085 | | 96 | 77 | - | 51 | .602 | 100.0 | 77 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 125,488 | | 94 | 75 | - | 53 | .586 | 99.9 | 64 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 256,430 | | 92 | 73 | - | 55 | .570 | 99.3 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 459,800 | | 90 | 71 | - | 57 | .555 | 95.4 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 732,777 | | 88 | 69 | - | 59 | .539 | 79.8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1,028,603 | | 86 | 67 | - | 61 | .523 | 45.5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1,271,671 | | 84 | 65 | - | 63 | .508 | 13.6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1,394,942 | | 82 | 63 | - | 65 | .492 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 1,352,274 | | 80 | 61 | - | 67 | .477 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1,160,752 | | 78 | 59 | - | 69 | .461 | 0.0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 879,047 | | 76 | 57 | - | 71 | .445 | Out | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 2 | | 588,319 | | 74 | 55 | - | 73 | .430 | Out | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 11 | | 347,951 | | 72 | 53 | - | 75 | .414 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 34 | | 182,181 | | 70 | 51 | - | 77 | .398 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 59 | | 83,586 | | 68 | 49 | - | 79 | .383 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 19 | 80 | | 33,546 | | 66 | 47 | - | 81 | .367 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 8 | 91 | | 11,995 | | 64 | 45 | - | 83 | .352 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 97 | | 3,684 | | 62 | 43 | - | 85 | .336 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 99 | | 994 | | 60 | 41 | - | 87 | .320 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 99 | | 243 | | 58 | 39 | - | 89 | .305 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 52 | | 56 | 37 | - | 91 | .289 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 4 | | 54 | 35 | - | 93 | .273 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 1 | | 19 | 0 | - | 128 | .000 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 1,000 | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 32.4%
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | 10,000,000 |
Updated Friday, 5/9/08 6:00 AM Eastern Time (GMT-04:00) |