How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 4/8100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Brewers 271.5 Pirates 431 -8.6
-0.8
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 4/15100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Cubs vs Brewers-4.9*-0.3+5.1
-0.7-0.0+0.7
Reds vs Pirates+0.1*+0.3-0.1

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-L-Tplayoffs123456789101112Count
17.5-19In100582*
1717-2-0In9900347*
16.516-2-1In9820245*
1616-3-0In98202,341*
15.515-3-1In963011,657*
1515-4-0In9070310,922*
14.514-4-1In8212057,023*
1414-5-099.9%6820111036,499
13-4-2100.0682011102,168*
13.513-5-199.65228316023,086*
1313-6-097.832336262098,760
12-5-298.33434624206,497*
12.512-6-194.21633123360057,303*
1212-7-082.6623173715200214,072
11-6-283.36241637152015,346*
11.511-7-164.7112193328710112,913
10-6-366.8212193526712,435*
1111-8-038.504151935215100373,890
10-7-238.3041519362151027,705*
10.510-8-117.301107283417300180,839
9-7-317.401107283417404,041*
1010-9-06.1004212293216400531,418
9-8-26.10511230321640040,730*
9.59-9-11.8020213323315300234,971
8-8-31.410213323216305,311*
99-10-00.510041632311430617,279
8-9-20.50004153231143046,904*
8.58-10-10.10004173531111245,310
7-9-30.000041735311115,639*
88-11-00.0000162338266588,885
7-10-20.000016223827643,159*
7.57-11-10.000019324117207,014
6-10-3Out0193241174,433*
77-12-00.00003204532455,306
6-11-20.0000319443332,476*
6.56-12-1Out0183952141,074
5-11-3Out1840522,868*
66-13-0Out0042967285,499
5-12-2Out03286918,685*
5.55-13-1Out01188176,462*
55-14-0Out001189141,800
4-13-2Out010908,408*
4.54-14-1Out0059531,805*
44-15-0Out039755,226
3-14-2Out2982,745*
3.53-15-1Out1999,655*
33-16-0Out010016,419*
2.52-16-1Out01002,144*
22-17-0Out01003,320*
0-1.5Out1001,296*
Total:14.6%234678910111214175,034,912

* 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

Week of 4/8100.0*Lottery seed
Brewers 271.5 Pirates 431 +1.5
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 4/15100.0*Lottery seed
Cubs vs Brewers+1.3+1.0-1.4
Tigers vs Royals-0.0-0.1+0.0
Red Sox vs Rays-0.0-0.1+0.0
Blue Jays vs Yankees-0.0-0.1+0.0
Twins vs Indians-0.0-0.1+0.0
Reds vs Pirates-0.0-0.1+0.0

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L-T123456789101112131415161718192021222324
17.5-19100
1717-2-0991
16.516-2-18911
1616-3-090100
15.515-3-17225300
1515-4-06728500
14.514-4-1344020510
1414-5-032412151000
13-4-27213325103100
13.513-5-162131251231000
1313-6-062031251230020
12-5-202919282512210
12.512-6-102818272513351000
1212-7-0016152422112143000
11-6-200161832265641000
11.511-7-10014132521101383100
10-6-3011352136886200
1111-8-0000128151317231561000
10-7-20017301410151510510000
10.510-8-1000314151319201472000
9-7-30170025111719168310
1010-9-000015161321231793100
9-8-200600025121821181141000
9.59-9-1020002511182320125100
8-8-3100251218242111410
99-10-000100014101823211462000
8-9-2000141019252113510
8.58-10-10000141018242214510
7-9-30027172726164
88-11-0000013917242315610
7-10-200026162628175
7.57-11-1000016152629185
6-10-3018233927
77-12-0000015142630195
6-11-2000027234028
6.56-12-100017234029
5-11-3153064
66-13-000016224031
5-12-20152965
5.55-13-100052966
55-14-00052867
4-13-2011188
4.54-14-1011089
44-15-0001089
3-14-20397
3.53-15-10397
33-16-00298
2.52-16-10100
22-17-00100
0-1.5100
Total:111222332334445556667789