Houston Astros Playoff Chances 2011

Beat Los Angeles 2-1, average seed up 0.1 to 15.6
2-6   .250

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Friday, 4/8100.0*Average seed
Houston 2 Los Angeles 1 +0.4
New York 6 Washington 7 -0.2
If winner is:HomeAway
Saturday, 4/9100.0*Average seed
Cincinnati vs Houston-0.1+0.8
Washington vs Atlanta-0.2+0.1
Chicago vs St. Louis+0.1-0.1

What If

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

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If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
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42-0Out017202928131410,856
31-1Out2544314,467,592
20-2Out178312,106,000
Total:Out000017246716,984,448
Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs