Chicago Cubs Playoff Chances 2018 50/50
Beat Cardinals 720-620, playoff odds up 15.4 to 94.9%
14-5-0 .737
Add your own league!
How are these numbers calculated?
Big Games
How we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain
| Week of 8/19 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed |
| Cardinals 620 Cubs 720 | +13.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Dodgers 813 Rockies 430 | -4.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Padres 824 Diamondbacks 1387 | +3.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Reds 833 Royals 918 | +2.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Brewers 806 Pirates 1064 | +1.6 | +0.3 | ||
| If winner is:HomeTieAway | ||||
| Week of 8/26 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed |
| Dodgers vs Diamondbacks | -5.0-3.5In | -0.0-0.0+0.1 | ||
| Reds vs Cubs | -5.0-3.7In | -0.4-0.4+0.4 | ||
| Brewers vs Twins | -1.6-1.3+1.7 | -0.4-0.3+0.4 | ||
What If
Chances based on how well the Cubs finish out the regular season. Explain
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||
| If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TW | W | - | L | - | T | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Count | |||
| 16 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 | In | 100 | 614,148 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | .5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | In | 76 | 24 | 49,974 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | 74 | 26 | 1,230,829 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | In | 74 | 26 | 1,012 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | .5 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 82.0 | % | 26 | 56 | 18 | 50,442 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 80.2 | 24 | 56 | 20 | 616,315 | |||||||||||||||
| Total: | 94.9 | % | 67 | 28 | 5 | 2,562,720 | |||||||||||||||||||
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
| Week of 8/19 | 100.0* | Lottery seed |
| Cardinals 620 Cubs 720 | -0.8 | |
| Dodgers 813 Rockies 430 | +0.2 | |
| Brewers 806 Pirates 1064 | -0.1 | |
| Padres 824 Diamondbacks 1387 | -0.1 | |
| Twins 1148 Indians 879 | -0.1 | |
| Reds 833 Royals 918 | -0.1 | |
| Tigers 705 White Sox 789 | +0.1 | |
| If winner is:HomeTieAway | ||
| Week of 8/26 | 100.0* | Lottery seed |
| Reds vs Cubs | +0.5+0.5-0.5 | |
| Brewers vs Twins | +0.2-0.1-0.2 | |
| Dodgers vs Diamondbacks | +0.2+0.1-0.2 | |
| Royals vs White Sox | -0.1-0.1+0.1 | |
| Tigers vs Indians | -0.1-0.1+0.1 | |
What If
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| If finish: | Chance will finish season at seed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TW | W | - | L | - | T | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| 16 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 88 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | .5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 49 | 47 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 50 | 47 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 47 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | .5 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 38 | 39 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 5 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: | 47 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated Tuesday, 2023-11-7 2:44 PM Eastern (GMT-05:00)
