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
Mets 471.5 Nationals 470 -8.6
-0.8
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 4/15100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Nationals vs Braves+7.3*-0.4-7.3
+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 Nationals finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-L-Tplayoffs123456789101112Count
17.5-19In100261*
1717-2-0In1000377*
16.516-2-1In100255*
1616-3-0In98102,242*
15.515-3-1In97301,357*
1515-4-0In926028,875*
14.514-4-1In8711035,366*
1414-5-099.9%731917025,129
13-4-299.975191601,414*
13.513-5-199.85927211014,649*
1313-6-098.938356191059,326
12-5-298.9413561813,866*
12.512-6-196.6213712273031,204
11-5-396.12137112740616*
1212-7-087.482818331110109,521
11-6-288.482919321017,786*
11.511-7-171.821623312350053,398
10-6-372.0216243022601,175*
1111-8-045.20619193218400165,491
10-7-246.2072020321840012,041*
10.510-8-122.30114727321530073,911
9-7-321.601137263317301,673*
1010-9-08.607212293016400202,124
9-8-28.50721228311640015,109*
9.59-9-12.903021330331630082,305
8-8-32.320212303416401,810*
99-10-00.9010031430311640201,572
8-9-20.91003143032163015,211*
8.58-10-10.2000315333313274,093
7-9-30.10031634331321,636*
88-11-00.000152037298164,306
7-10-20.00005203630812,319*
7.57-11-10.00001728432153,855
6-10-3Out0152945201,203*
77-12-0Out002164338109,868
6-11-2Out021644387,790*
6.56-12-1Out006355931,349
5-11-3Out073261603*
66-13-0Out02257359,310
5-12-2Out0225733,852*
5.55-13-1Out01148614,555*
55-14-0Out0089225,488
4-13-2Out07931,491*
4.54-14-1Out3975,238*
44-15-0Out02988,771*
3.53-15-1Out1991,396*
33-16-0Out01002,197*
2.52-16-1Out100265*
22-17-0Out0100414*
0-1.5Out100241*
Total:24.7%5667889991010111,678,304

* 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
Mets 471.5 Nationals 470 +1.5
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 4/15100.0*Lottery seed
Nationals vs Braves-1.5+1.1+1.5
Blue Jays vs Yankees+0.0-0.2+0.0
Twins vs Indians-0.0-0.1+0.0
Tigers vs Royals+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
16.516-2-1982
1616-3-09460
15.515-3-1811810
1515-4-0782020
14.514-4-148381120
1414-5-0473813200
13-4-2123232176100
13.513-5-11331311761000
1313-6-012303118610010
12-5-216172526176110
12.512-6-1151525271761300
11-5-3014142734162110
1212-7-014132224176111200
11-6-201312243118452100
11.511-7-100139192616101062000
10-6-303175123576310
1111-8-000251216112020114100
10-7-202113316111311731000
10.510-8-1001516271418171252000
9-7-312101261216171383100
1010-9-0000272816212015731000
9-8-20080026121819171051000
9.59-9-10300026121821191262000
8-8-3200141118242112610
99-10-00100025111721201472000
8-9-2100014917232215720
8.58-10-1000013816232316720
7-9-30015132628206
88-11-0000013815222417820
7-10-200014132430217
7.57-11-1000014122430237
6-10-315214034
77-12-00013102331248
6-11-2015193937
6.56-12-10014174038
5-11-332671
66-13-00014174039
5-12-2032374
5.55-13-10032275
55-14-0032275
4-13-20793
4.54-14-10793
44-15-00694
3.53-15-1199
33-16-0298
2.52-16-1100
22-17-00100
0-1.5100
Total:233333443444444555555666