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WNBA - Week 20 of 21

Mystics What If?

The Mystics What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Mystics play future games. These games include either the next game, all remaining games, or a set of games called Best/Worst Case Scenarios. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Mystics What If?

Next Game - Sky (15‑25)

	Resultant Record		Playoff Spots								No Playoffs No POs
	W	L	1^* First Round Home Field Advantage	2^* First Round Home Field Advantage	3^* First Round Home Field Advantage	4^* First Round Home Field Advantage	5	6	7	8	9
Win Next Game	25	16	X	X	<1%	9%	21%	27%	28%	17%	^
Current Standings	24	16	X	X	<1%	6%	16%	23%	27%	28%	^
Lose Next Game	24	17	X	X	<1%	<1%	8%	16%	29%	47%	^

Best/Worst Case Scenarios

	Playoff Spots								No Playoffs No POs
	1^* First Round Home Field Advantage	2^* First Round Home Field Advantage	3^* First Round Home Field Advantage	4^* First Round Home Field Advantage	5	6	7	8	9
Best Case Scenario	X	X	<1%	9%	21%	27%	28%	17%	^
Current Standings	X	X	<1%	6%	16%	23%	27%	28%	^
Worst Case Scenario	X	X	<1%	<1%	8%	16%	29%	47%	^
Best Case Scenario Mystics beats Sky					Worst Case Scenario Sky beats Mystics

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		Playoff Spots								No Playoffs No POs
Remaining Games Won	Winning Percentage of Remaining Games	W	L	1^* First Round Home Field Advantage	2^* First Round Home Field Advantage	3^* First Round Home Field Advantage	4^* First Round Home Field Advantage	5	6	7	8	9
4 of 4	100%	28	16	X	X	<1%	31%	62%	8%	<1%	^	^
3 of 4	75%	27	17	X	X	<1%	1%	21%	42%	30%	6%	^
2 of 4	50%	26	18	X	X	X	X	1%	11%	39%	49%	^
1 of 4	25%	25	19	X	X	X	X	X	1%	10%	89%	^
0 of 4	0%	24	20	X	X	X	X	X	<1%	<1%	>99%	^

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 home field advantage in the playoffs