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-7.3*-0.5+7.4
-0.7-0.0+0.7

* 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
17.5-19In100238*
1717-2-0In1000366*
16.516-2-1In9900288*
1616-3-0In99102,185*
15.515-3-1In96311,417*
1515-4-0In926028,445
14-3-2In9371415*
14.514-4-1In8611035,305*
1414-5-099.9%741817025,290
13-4-2In7418171,532*
13.513-5-199.85928211014,631*
1313-6-098.838356191059,020
12-5-298.6383761813,948*
12.512-6-196.5213711273031,230
11-5-395.82139112540640*
1212-7-087.282818331110109,908
11-6-288.0829193311107,784*
11.511-7-171.72162331235053,784
10-6-371.7117213223511,164*
1111-8-045.40619203218400164,797
10-7-246.0062020321740012,396*
10.510-8-121.70113727321530074,423
9-7-322.101138273215401,655*
1010-9-08.607212283116400201,283
9-8-28.90721229301540015,333*
9.59-9-12.803021330321630082,279
8-8-33.030211313415411,906*
99-10-00.9010031430311640201,013
8-9-20.91003133132163015,143*
8.58-10-10.2000315343313273,961
7-9-30.20021333361321,612*
88-11-00.000152037308164,931
7-10-20.00014193730812,212*
7.57-11-10.00001728442153,630
6-10-3Out172843221,193*
77-12-00.00002164438109,756
6-11-2Out0021545387,839*
6.56-12-1Out006365831,247
5-11-3Out063658639*
66-13-0Out02257359,293
5-12-2Out0223753,993*
5.55-13-1Out00148614,786*
55-14-0Out089225,285
4-13-2Out07931,520*
4.54-14-1Out03975,284*
44-15-0Out2988,491
3-14-2Out298415*
3.53-15-1Out1991,359*
33-16-0Out01002,176*
0-2.5Out100864*
Total:24.8%5667889991011111,678,304

* 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+1.5+1.1-1.5
Tigers vs Royals-0.0-0.1+0.0
Twins vs Indians+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

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L-T123456789101112131415161718192021222324
18-19100
17.517-1-1973
1717-2-0991
16.516-2-1946
1616-3-09550
15.515-3-1801820
1515-4-07819200
14.514-4-1493812200
1414-5-04738122000
13-4-215322917610
13.513-5-11331311761000
1313-6-012303118610010
12-5-2161526271761100
12.512-6-1151525261761300
11-5-301413293118221
1212-7-014132224166111200
11-6-20031224301845210
11.511-7-1001391925151010520000
10-6-300031851146753110
1111-8-0000251216111920114100
10-7-202113316101311831000
10.510-8-1001516271418171162000
9-7-31210002611161613931
1010-9-0000272816212015731000
9-8-2009002612172017105100
9.59-9-100300026121821191262000
8-8-330141217232113510
99-10-001000251117212014720000
8-9-210014917232215620
8.58-10-100013916232316720
7-9-300015142429197
88-11-0000013815222417820
7-10-20014122430227
7.57-11-100014122331237
6-10-3015213835
77-12-000013112231248
6-11-2015194036
6.56-12-1014183939
66-13-00014174039
5-12-2032473
5.55-13-10032374
55-14-00032275
4-13-20892
4.54-14-10793
44-15-00793
3.53-15-1298
33-16-0199
2.52-16-10100
22-17-0199
0-1.5100
Total:233333443444444555555666