How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 8/25100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Supporters Shield100.0*Average seed
Timbers vs Whitecaps-6.4-0.2+7.8
No-0.0+0.0
-0.2-0.0+0.3
Galaxy vs FC Dallas+2.1*+0.1-5.9
-0.0+0.1+0.0
New England vs Chivas USA+1.0*-0.0-3.0
Chivas USA vs Sounders-2.1+0.3+1.2
Earthquakes vs Rapids+0.7*-0.0-2.4
Timbers vs Rapids+1.0+0.5-1.4
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 9/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Supporters Shield100.0*Average seed
Galaxy vs Whitecaps-4.4+2.0+9.5
-0.2+0.1+0.5
FC Dallas vs Sounders-4.2+1.8+3.7
Earthquakes vs Chivas USA+0.7-0.2-3.5
+0.0-0.0-0.1
Rapids vs Timbers-0.6+0.8+1.0
Real Salt Lake vs DC United-0.0+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 Whitecaps finish out the regular season.   Explain

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If finish:Chance inSupportersChance will finish regular season at seedWooden
TPW-D-LplayoffsShield12345678910SpoonCount
618-0-0In7.9%24697No631
597-1-0In0.3969211No2,271
587-0-1In0.1455383No4,117
576-2-0InNo247465No6,228
566-1-1InNo12954160No21,794
556-0-2InNo01450342No19,254
5-3-0InNo02155230No9,193
545-2-1InNo0947423No49,174
535-1-2InNo03305710No84,054
4-4-0InNo0440515No8,429
524-3-1100.0%No12162160No58,284
5-0-3100.0No11461240No47,779
514-2-299.9No0959320No147,232
3-5-0100.0No01462240No4,840
504-1-399.7No0346510No161,769
3-4-199.9No0454420No40,745
493-3-299.4No0139601No133,156
4-0-498.9No01316710No65,378
2-6-099.7No248500No1,653
483-2-397.3No00237430No214,107
2-5-198.6No030681No16,488
473-1-492.6No0128170No167,882
2-4-295.4No0177850No65,916
1-7-097.3No121763No333
462-3-388.1No0880120No137,180
3-0-584.3No05791500No50,564
1-6-192.1No118180No3,541
452-2-474.7No3722410No155,507
1-5-281.5No4771810No17,034
0-8-090.9No9155No22
442-1-557.7No1573840No91,785
1-4-365.5No1643230No43,082
0-7-174.8No174241No341
431-3-445.4No0454690No63,433
2-0-637.9No03850121No22,202
0-6-251.9No0514170No1,696
421-2-526.0No026522020No54,318
0-5-335.0No03550141No5,304
411-1-611.6No012483560No25,297
0-4-416.5No17512940No9,245
400-3-55.9No63944110No10,597
1-0-73.3No33248160No4,725
390-2-61.2No12151261No7,087
380-1-70.2No0942445No2,621
370-0-8OutNo22259170.1%719
Total:85.6%0.0%0162553113000.0%2,037,007
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

If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 8/25100.0*Lottery seed
Timbers vs Whitecaps+0.5+0.1-0.7
Galaxy vs FC Dallas+0.1-0.1-0.1
New England vs Chivas USA-0.0-0.0+0.1
Earthquakes vs Rapids-0.0+0.0+0.1
If winner is:HomeDrawAway
Week of 9/1100.0*Lottery seed
Galaxy vs Whitecaps+0.5-0.2-1.2
FC Dallas vs Sounders+0.1-0.0-0.1
Earthquakes vs Chivas USA-0.0+0.0+0.1
Real Salt Lake vs DC United+0.0-0.0-0.1
Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake-0.0+0.0+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-D-L12345678910111213141516171819
618-0-0816561370
597-1-00927421741
587-0-1041242261230
576-2-02542232340
566-1-11128153912400
556-0-20014744201420
5-3-0002184714900
545-2-1009344172530
535-1-2003029134492
4-4-004139133851
524-3-110217551150
5-0-310147541680
514-2-20093561616000
3-5-0001435913110
504-1-3031451834000
3-4-104153152700
493-3-2010381347000
4-0-4010311453100
2-6-02048113800
483-2-300023865210
2-5-10030860100
473-1-400124763310
2-4-200174742200
1-7-0121571211
462-3-30827846200
3-0-5052784830
1-6-1112793410
452-2-43071413810
1-5-2417731050
0-8-09155
442-1-510573171930
1-4-3106431515200
0-7-110742111110
431-3-4004511529810
2-0-60038116331110
0-6-20512142561
421-2-50260113820400
0-5-3035111351520
411-1-601205353512200
0-4-417063630910
400-3-562243924500
1-0-731204028800
390-2-6101033361620
380-1-700318373191
370-0-80625392450
Total:000106223746245210000