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Chicago Cubs Playoff Chances 1 50/50

Lost to Brewers 2-5, playoff odds down 2.9 to 25.1%
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 -2.6
-0.3
+0.6
-0.3
If winner is:HomeAway
Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Reg Season Champ100.0*Worst Team100.0*Average seed
Cubs vs Brewers+2.5-2.5
+0.3-0.3
-0.8+0.8
+0.3-0.3

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
101-157InYes100No131*
10098-57In92.6%9613No68
9997-58In91.9982No149
9896-59In91.39630No231
9795-60In81.79263No356
9694-61In78.891730No551
9593-62In70.3871003No866
9492-63In58.98014160No1,294
9391-64In44.77120180No1,855
9290-65100.0%30.3612721000No2,631
9189-66100.018.3493241510No3,673
9088-6799.98.0343672120No4,653
8987-6899.73.2233510275000No6,023
8886-6998.90.6123116319100No7,795
8785-7096.50.15231932173000No9,343
8684-7189.9No1142028278100No11,375
8583-7276.40.00718203119410No13,145
8482-7354.2No03141028281430000No14,625
8381-7429.7No0193173126112000No16,486
8280-7512.5No051720312492000No17,884
8179-763.8No020182331239200No19,036
8078-771.3No1002102431218200No19,114
7977-780.3No000311263120710No19,128
7876-790.1No0000413273018610No18,605
7775-800.0No00151630301430No17,767
7674-81OutNo00162033271010.0%16,489
7573-820.0No000021127352050.114,797
7472-83OutNo0014173632110.613,121
7371-84OutNo00192941202.911,030
7270-85OutNo000042043338.39,321
7169-86OutNo00212414617.07,603
7068-87OutNo007336029.36,121
6967-88OutNo003257144.24,667
6866-89OutNo02197958.53,525
6765-90OutNo1138670.02,616
6664-91OutNo089179.11,819
6563-92OutNo059488.11,305
6462-93OutNo39792.0841
6361-94OutNo29896.5537
6260-95OutNo19999.1344
6159-96OutNo19998.1215
6058-97OutNo19998.8166
2-59OutNo100Yes199*
Total:25.1%1.8%4556667777788995.0%301,500

* 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 +0.6
If winner is:HomeAway
Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
Cubs vs Brewers-0.6+0.6

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
101-157100
10098-57937
9997-589271
9896-599180
9795-6082171
9694-6179192
9593-62702730
9492-635932810
9391-6445391320
9290-653041226100
9189-66183728133100
9088-67826322292000
8987-683132728197200000
8886-6915152527177200100
8785-700151423251772030000
8684-7101412202419828200
8583-7200013917231871661000
8482-7300151320151916721000
8381-74001310151221191151000
8280-7500039311202317941000
8179-7600302715212316831000
8078-7700100139172222157210
7977-7800014101823211462000
7876-79000002512202319125100
7775-8000001381622231683100
7674-81000001511202521124100
7573-82000013919252314510
7472-8301281826251551
7371-8400028192926133
7270-85001392232258
7169-86001413303517
7068-870016234129
6967-88003133944
6866-8900183358
6765-90042670
6664-91012079
6563-92011188
6462-930892
6361-94496
6260-95199
6159-96298
6058-97199
2-59100
Total:222233333333333333444444444455