Boston Red Sox Playoff Chances 2018 50/50Beat Yankees 417.5-401, playoff odds up 8.6 to 41.9% 1-0-0 1.000 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain Week of 4/8 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Yankees 401 Red Sox 417.5 | +8.6 | | +0.8 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 4/15 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Red Sox vs Rays | +9.3*-0.7-9.2 | | +0.7-0.0-0.7 | | Blue Jays vs Yankees | -0.5*+0.1+0.5 | | | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well the Red Sox finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TW | W | - | L | - | T | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17.5 | -20 | | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | 896 | * | 17 | | 16 | - | 3 | - | 0 | In | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2,150 | * | 16 | .5 | 15 | - | 3 | - | 1 | In | 99 | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1,442 | * | 16 | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 0 | In | 98 | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 8,546 | | | 14 | - | 3 | - | 2 | In | 99 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 405 | * | 15 | .5 | 14 | - | 4 | - | 1 | In | 97 | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 5,173 | * | 15 | | 14 | - | 5 | - | 0 | In | 92 | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 25,358 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 2 | In | 92 | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1,569 | * | 14 | .5 | 13 | - | 5 | - | 1 | In | 85 | 12 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 14,851 | * | 14 | | 13 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | 73 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | 59,836 | | | 12 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 99.9 | | 74 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | 3,941 | * | 13 | .5 | 12 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 99.9 | | 58 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | 31,100 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 99.7 | | 60 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | 644 | * | 13 | | 12 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 99.2 | | 38 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 109,958 | | | 11 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 99.1 | | 39 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 1 | | | | | | | | 7,676 | * | 12 | .5 | 11 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 97.1 | | 21 | 40 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 53,637 | | | 10 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 97.0 | | 19 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1,152 | * | 12 | | 11 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 89.4 | | 8 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 164,813 | | | 10 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 90.2 | | 8 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 12,211 | * | 11 | .5 | 10 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 74.8 | | 2 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 74,565 | | | 9 | - | 7 | - | 3 | 75.1 | | 2 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1,667 | * | 11 | | 10 | - | 9 | - | 0 | 50.4 | | 0 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | 201,033 | | | 9 | - | 8 | - | 2 | 51.3 | | 0 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | 15,398 | * | 10 | .5 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 1 | 25.9 | | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | 81,994 | | | 8 | - | 8 | - | 3 | 26.1 | | | 1 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | | | | 1,811 | * | 10 | | 9 | - | 10 | - | 0 | 11.7 | | | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 201,073 | | | 8 | - | 9 | - | 2 | 11.3 | | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | | | 15,399 | * | 9 | .5 | 8 | - | 10 | - | 1 | 4.2 | | | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74,088 | | | 7 | - | 9 | - | 3 | 3.7 | | | | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | | 1,670 | * | 9 | | 8 | - | 11 | - | 0 | 1.6 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 165,497 | | | 7 | - | 10 | - | 2 | 1.3 | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12,065 | * | 8 | .5 | 7 | - | 11 | - | 1 | 0.3 | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 53,486 | | | 6 | - | 10 | - | 3 | 0.3 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1,142 | * | 8 | | 7 | - | 12 | - | 0 | 0.1 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 109,467 | * | | 6 | - | 11 | - | 2 | 0.1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 7,652 | | 7 | .5 | 6 | - | 12 | - | 1 | 0.0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 31,278 | | | 5 | - | 11 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 629 | * | 7 | | 6 | - | 13 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 59,004 | | | 5 | - | 12 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 39 | 3,839 | * | 6 | .5 | 5 | - | 13 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 59 | 14,521 | | | 4 | - | 12 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 37 | 56 | 267 | * | 6 | | 5 | - | 14 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 24 | 73 | 25,325 | | | 4 | - | 13 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 22 | 76 | 1,554 | * | 5 | .5 | 4 | - | 14 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 14 | 86 | 5,246 | * | 5 | | 4 | - | 15 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 7 | 92 | 8,433 | | | 3 | - | 14 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 6 | 94 | 417 | * | 4 | .5 | 3 | - | 15 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 97 | 1,363 | * | 4 | | 3 | - | 16 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 99 | 2,202 | * | 3 | .5 | 2 | - | 16 | - | 1 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 98 | 254 | * | 1 | -3 | | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | 607 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 41.9 | % | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1,678,304 | |
* Row combines multiple less frequent records. Chance Will Make Playoffs
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesWeek of 4/8 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Yankees 401 Red Sox 417.5 | -1.5 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Week of 4/15 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Red Sox vs Rays | -1.5+1.1+1.5 | | Twins vs Indians | +0.0-0.1-0.0 | | Blue Jays vs Yankees | +0.0*-0.1-0.0 | | Tigers vs Royals | +0.0*-0.1-0.0 | |
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