New York Yankees Playoff Chances 2011

Beat Toronto 7-1, playoff odds up 5.2 to 100%
7-2   .778

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Friday, 4/8100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Los Angeles 0 Cleveland 1 +4.6
+0.1
Toronto 2 Detroit 3 +3.2
+0.2
New York 14 Oakland 7 +3.1
+0.2
Boston 6 Minnesota 5 -1.6
-0.1
Kansas City 4 Texas 12 -1.2
-0.1
Baltimore 2 Seattle 5 +0.1
Chicago 1 Tampa Bay 4 +0.1
Saturday, 4/9100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto 1 New York 7 In
+0.4
Boston 6 Kansas City 4 -1.8
-0.1
Oakland 4 Texas 11 -0.1
If winner is:HomeAway
Sunday, 4/10100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New York vs Chicago+0.2-1.3
Texas vs Seattle-0.2+0.6
Boston vs Tampa Bay-0.1+0.1

What If

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

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If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs1234567891011121314Count
81-0In277327,419,235
70-1In42583,635,241
Total:In2469731,054,476
Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs