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MLB - Week 27 of 28

Cubs What If?

The Cubs What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Cubs play future games. These games include either the next game, games of the current series, or all remaining games. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Cubs What If?

Next Game - Pirates (65‑86)

  Resultant Record Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
  W L 1*
First Round Bye
 2*
First Round Bye
 3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7
Win Next Game 87 64 1% 3% <1% 95% 2% <1% <1%
Current Standings 86 64 1% 2% <1% 94% 3% <1% <1%
Lose Next Game 86 65 <1% 1% <1% 94% 5% <1% <1%


Current Series - Pirates (65‑86) - 2 Remaining Games

  Resultant Record Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
  W L 1*
First Round Bye
 2*
First Round Bye
 3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7
Cubs Sweeps 88 64 1% 4% <1% 94% 1% <1% ^
Current Standings 86 64 1% 2% <1% 94% 3% <1% <1%
Pirates Sweeps 86 66 <1% 1% <1% 92% 7% <1% <1%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
  1*
First Round Bye
 2*
First Round Bye
 3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7
Best Case Scenario 1% 3% <1% 95% 2% <1% <1%
Current Standings 1% 2% <1% 94% 3% <1% <1%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 1% <1% 94% 5% <1% <1%
Best Case Scenario
   Cubs beats Pirates
 Worst Case Scenario
   Pirates beats Cubs
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

Remaining Games
Won		 Winning Percentage of
Remaining Games		 Resultant Record Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
W L 1*
First Round Bye
 2*
First Round Bye
 3**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4**
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7
12 of 12 100% 98 64 38% 18% X 44% ^ ^ ^
11 of 12 92% 97 65 16% 19% X 66% ^ ^ ^
10 of 12 83% 96 66 4% 13% X 83% ^ ^ ^
9 of 12 75% 95 67 1% 6% <1% 93% ^ ^ ^
8 of 12 67% 94 68 <1% 2% <1% 98% <1% ^ ^
7 of 12 58% 93 69 <1% <1% <1% 99% <1% ^ ^
6 of 12 50% 92 70 <1% <1% <1% 99% 1% ^ ^
5 of 12 42% 91 71 <1% <1% <1% 95% 5% ^ ^
4 of 12 33% 90 72 X X X 84% 16% ^ ^
3 of 12 25% 89 73 X X X 64% 36% <1% ^
2 of 12 17% 88 74 X X X 38% 61% 1% ^
1 of 12 8% 87 75 X X X 15% 75% 9% <1%
0 of 12 0% 86 76 X X X 3% 62% 34% 1%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *  denotes first round bye in the playoffs
  • **  denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs