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WNBA - Week 14 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 - Mercury (12‑21)

  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 19 12 <1% 2% 7% 16% 20% 20% 18% 16% 1%
Current Standings 18 12 <1% 2% 6% 16% 18% 19% 20% 18% 1%
Lose Next Game 18 13 <1% 1% 3% 10% 16% 19% 24% 25% 2%


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 <1% 2% 7% 16% 20% 20% 18% 16% 1%
Current Standings <1% 2% 6% 16% 18% 19% 20% 18% 1%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 1% 3% 10% 16% 19% 24% 25% 2%
Best Case Scenario
   Mystics beats Mercury
 Worst Case Scenario
   Mercury 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
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
14 of 14 100% 32 12 35% 52% 13% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
13 of 14 93% 31 13 10% 46% 38% 5% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
12 of 14 86% 30 14 1% 20% 50% 27% 1% <1% ^ ^ ^
11 of 14 79% 29 15 <1% 4% 28% 54% 13% 1% <1% ^ ^
10 of 14 71% 28 16 <1% <1% 7% 42% 39% 11% 1% <1% ^
9 of 14 64% 27 17 <1% <1% 1% 15% 41% 33% 10% 1% ^
8 of 14 57% 26 18 <1% <1% <1% 2% 18% 41% 31% 7% <1%
7 of 14 50% 25 19 <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 23% 46% 27% <1%
6 of 14 43% 24 20 X <1% <1% <1% <1% 6% 37% 56% <1%
5 of 14 36% 23 21 X <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 17% 79% 3%
4 of 14 29% 22 22 X X X <1% <1% <1% 5% 83% 12%
3 of 14 21% 21 23 X X X X <1% <1% 1% 65% 35%
2 of 14 14% 20 24 X X X X X <1% <1% 32% 68%
1 of 14 7% 19 25 X X X X X X X 8% 92%
0 of 14 0% 18 26 X X X X X X X <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