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WNBA - Week 3 of 21

Lynx What If?

The Lynx What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Lynx 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.

Lynx What If?

Next Game - Tempo (3‑2)

  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 3 2 6% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 45%
Current Standings 2 2 5% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 46%
Lose Next Game 2 3 3% 6% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 48%


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 6% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 45%
Current Standings 5% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 46%
Worst Case Scenario 3% 6% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 48%
Best Case Scenario
   Lynx beats Tempo
Worst Case Scenario
   Tempo beats Lynx
  • 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
40 of 40 100% 42 2 100% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
35 of 40 88% 37 7 90% 10% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
34 of 40 85% 36 8 79% 20% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^
33 of 40 83% 35 9 61% 34% 4% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
32 of 40 80% 34 10 43% 45% 12% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
31 of 40 78% 33 11 25% 47% 25% 4% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
30 of 40 75% 32 12 12% 39% 36% 12% 1% <1% <1% <1% ^
29 of 40 73% 31 13 5% 25% 41% 25% 5% <1% <1% <1% ^
28 of 40 70% 30 14 2% 13% 35% 35% 14% 1% <1% <1% <1%
27 of 40 68% 29 15 <1% 5% 23% 39% 26% 7% <1% <1% <1%
26 of 40 65% 28 16 <1% 2% 12% 31% 37% 16% 2% <1% <1%
25 of 40 63% 27 17 <1% <1% 4% 20% 38% 29% 8% 1% <1%
24 of 40 60% 26 18 <1% <1% 1% 9% 30% 38% 18% 3% <1%
23 of 40 58% 25 19 <1% <1% <1% 3% 18% 35% 31% 11% 1%
22 of 40 55% 24 20 <1% <1% <1% 1% 8% 27% 37% 22% 5%
21 of 40 53% 23 21 <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 15% 35% 33% 14%
20 of 40 50% 22 22 X <1% <1% <1% 1% 6% 25% 37% 31%
19 of 40 48% 21 23 X X <1% <1% <1% 2% 13% 34% 51%
18 of 40 45% 20 24 X X <1% <1% <1% <1% 5% 22% 73%
17 of 40 43% 19 25 X X X <1% <1% <1% 1% 11% 88%
15 of 40 38% 17 27 X X X X <1% <1% <1% 1% 99%
10 of 40 25% 12 32 X X X X X X X X 100%
5 of 40 13% 7 37 X X X X X X X X 100%
0 of 40 0% 2 42 X X X X X X X X 100%
  • 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