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Chicago Cubs Playoff Chances 1

Lost to Brewers 2-5, playoff odds down 5 to 15.8%
2-5   .286

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Reg Season Champ100.0*Worst Team100.0*Average seed
Cubs 2 Brewers 5 -2.8
-0.3
+0.9
-0.4
If winner is:HomeAway
Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Reg Season Champ100.0*Worst Team100.0*Average seed
Cubs vs Brewers+1.7-2.1
+0.1-0.2
-0.8+1.0
+0.3-0.3
Nationals vs White Sox-0.1+0.2
-0.1+0.2

What If

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inReg SeasonChance will finish regular season at seedWorst
TWW-LplayoffsChamp123456789101112131415TeamCount
102-157InYes100No130*
10199-56In97.8%982No45
10098-57In93.7982No63
9997-58In91.5964No141
9896-59In82.892530No279
9795-60In83.594420No425
9694-61In68.5888040No744
9593-62In63.18511040No1,200
9492-63In48.97517180No1,789
9391-64In34.266211120No2,769
9290-65100.0%21.3542631610No4,056
9189-66100.011.6403252220No6,002
9088-6799.74.42832828400No8,356
8987-6899.41.4163111338100No11,206
8886-6998.10.2825143614200No14,901
8785-7094.10.03171635235100No18,959
8684-7185.40.0110162831122000No24,362
8583-7269.4No05131833237100No29,364
8482-7346.7No019927311741000No34,885
8381-7424.1No053163129133000No40,959
8280-759.2No0316203225102000No46,513
8179-762.6No010182332239200No51,712
8078-770.6No0002112532217100No54,857
7977-780.2No00003132731196100No56,800
7876-790.0No0001415293016400No58,683
7775-800.0No0000161932271220No57,979
7674-810.0No000029243423710.0%55,838
7573-82OutNo000031430331630.052,813
7472-83OutNo001622372770.248,647
7371-84OutNo0002133338141.243,353
7270-85OutNo00162544254.137,780
7169-86OutNo00316443710.131,523
7068-87OutNo0110405019.926,687
6967-88OutNo0005336131.521,417
6866-89OutNo003267145.416,759
6765-90OutNo01198058.612,441
6664-91OutNo1138670.19,459
6563-92OutNo0099178.96,705
6462-93OutNo059585.84,798
6361-94OutNo049690.43,280
6260-95OutNo29894.52,162
6159-96OutNo19997.01,370
6058-97OutNo19997.4918
5957-98OutNo010098.9541
5856-99OutNo010098.8333
5755-100OutNo19999.5190
2-56OutNo10099.7307*
Total:15.8%0.7%2234556778991011126.3%904,500

* 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

Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Cubs 2 Brewers 5 +0.7
If winner is:HomeAway
Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
Cubs vs Brewers-0.5+0.7

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
102-157100
10199-56982
10098-57946
9997-58919
9896-5983161
9795-6084152
9694-616927310
9593-626330610
9492-6349371220
9391-64344020510
9290-65213729102000
9189-66122932206100
9088-67418292714510000
8987-6818212823134100100
8886-69031020262112410200
8785-70003919242212415100
8684-7100027162322123113000
8583-720001513202091893000
8482-730013101815191910410000
8381-74000281410202115620000
8280-7500273101923191141000
8179-76000202615222317931000
8078-770010013917232214720000
7977-780000015122023201251000
7876-790001271522231793100
7775-80000001411192421135100
7674-81000001371623241672000
7573-82000026142225199300
7472-8300001513232720920
7371-840000151324282081
7270-8500015152730174
7169-86002720332810
7068-87000311293720
6967-88015214131
6866-89002133945
6765-900173359
6664-910042670
6563-920021979
6462-93011386
6361-940990
6260-950595
6159-96397
6058-97397
5957-98199
5856-99199
5755-100199
5654-101199
2-55100
Total:111122222223333344444455555666