How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 8/25100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Wooden Spoon100.0*Average seed
Dynamo 2 Toronto FC 0 -0.4
Crew 1 New England 1 +0.1
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Earthquakes vs Rapids-1.3*+0.0+4.7
+0.9-0.7-2.3
-0.1+0.0+0.4
Timbers vs Rapids-1.9-0.9+2.8
+2.6-0.7-2.4
-0.3-0.0+0.4
Timbers vs Whitecaps+1.0*+0.1-1.2
+0.8-0.2-0.8
Galaxy vs FC Dallas-0.2+0.3*+0.1
+0.0-0.0-0.1
New England vs Chivas USA+0.1*+0.0-0.3
+0.1-0.1-0.3
+0.1-0.0-0.1
Chivas USA vs Sounders-0.2+0.1+0.1
+0.1*+0.0-0.1
-0.1+0.0+0.1
Union vs Crew+0.2-0.1-0.3
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 9/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Wooden Spoon100.0*Average seed
Rapids vs Timbers+1.4-1.6-2.4
-2.0+0.9+5.5
+0.2-0.2-0.5
FC Dallas vs Sounders-0.5+0.2+0.4
-0.1+0.0+0.1
Galaxy vs Whitecaps+0.2-0.1-0.5
Earthquakes vs Chivas USA+0.1*-0.1-0.2
+0.0-0.0-0.2
Sporting KC vs Toronto FC-0.4+0.3+1.5
New England vs Union+0.1*-0.0-0.1

* 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 Rapids finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inSupportersChance will finish regular season at seedWooden
TPW-D-LplayoffsShield12345678910SpoonCount
539-0-0InNo544501No363
518-1-099.8%No01572130No605
508-0-197.3No659333No1,106
497-2-095.4No352415No1,998
487-1-186.6No13155130No7,384
477-0-270.0No01456291No6,548
6-3-078.6No02157211No3,535
466-2-157.4No08494120No19,443
456-1-236.5No2345760No34,441
5-4-042.7No4395250No4,128
445-3-123.6No12363130No29,375
6-0-319.4No01965150No20,101
435-2-210.4No01064251No76,469
4-5-013.8No01463221No3,047
425-1-33.8No04553930No88,133
4-4-14.7No0558362No26,927
414-3-21.4No01425060No92,922
5-0-41.1No01395280No37,780
3-6-01.6No247474No1,531
404-2-30.2No02859130No157,737
3-5-10.3No03059110No15,507
394-1-40.0No01560240No133,958
3-4-20.0No01762210No66,760*
383-3-30.0No08563510.0%149,271
4-0-5OutNo7533910.044,381
2-6-1OutNo959321No5,479
373-2-4OutNo3454920.0185,408
2-5-2OutNo4494610.028,099*
363-1-5OutNo1316160.1122,592
2-4-3OutNo1355940.177,581
1-7-1OutNo137592No1,144
352-3-4OutNo02268100.5127,509
3-0-6OutNo01868130.733,022
1-6-2OutNo0256870.36,515*
342-2-5OutNo01169202.0124,160
1-5-3OutNo01470161.421,311*
332-1-6OutNo0562336.366,056
1-4-4OutNo0666285.043,362*
321-3-5OutNo2544412.854,896
2-0-7OutNo2485016.014,921
0-6-3OutNo3583912.42,365
311-2-6OutNo1396026.043,207
0-5-4OutNo1445522.35,682
301-1-7OutNo0247643.619,180
0-4-5OutNo0287240.78,995
290-3-6OutNo158559.09,341
1-0-8OutNo138761.53,630
280-2-7OutNo69476.86,122
270-1-8OutNo29887.32,328
260-0-9OutNo10096.3652
Total:3.4%No0003173436102.9%2,037,007

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Points
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 8/25100.0*Lottery seed
Dynamo 2 Toronto FC 0 -0.0
Crew 1 New England 1 -0.0
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Timbers vs Rapids+0.6+0.1-0.8
Earthquakes vs Rapids+0.3-0.1-1.0
Chivas USA vs Sounders+0.1-0.0-0.1
Galaxy vs FC Dallas-0.0+0.0+0.1
Union vs Crew+0.1-0.0-0.1
New England vs Chivas USA+0.0-0.1+0.0
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 9/1100.0*Lottery seed
Rapids vs Timbers-0.5+0.4+1.0
FC Dallas vs Sounders+0.1-0.0-0.1
Earthquakes vs Chivas USA-0.0+0.0+0.2
Sporting KC vs Toronto FC-0.0+0.0+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-D-L12345678910111213141516171819
539-0-0534220301
518-1-0015765850
508-0-162571518200
497-2-03052122841
487-1-1103110459400
477-0-2014451161120
6-3-0002155211910
466-2-108247162060
456-1-2203413321720
5-4-0413813291420
445-3-110238332960
6-0-300197343270
435-2-20010327431510
4-5-0001342940131
425-1-3041154530500
4-4-105117452740
414-3-2010737411210
5-0-4010634431420
3-6-02084139100
404-2-3002224625400
3-5-100324472340
394-1-40001038381210
3-4-20011141361010
383-3-3004274322300
4-0-503244325400
2-6-10430432030
373-2-4011439361010
2-5-201164133800
363-1-50527432230
2-4-30629431920
1-7-173244161
352-3-40216423371
3-0-60114403591
1-6-2218443050
342-2-5063143172
1-5-3083442151
332-1-6021843316
1-4-4022045275
321-3-5019374013
2-0-707344216
0-6-3110403712
311-2-603244726
0-5-404274622
301-1-701124444
0-4-501144541
290-3-6053559
1-0-8043462
280-2-7012277
270-1-801387
260-0-9496
Total:000000314111820191473