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Postseason odds
hardballtimes.com - 10/1/2008
Postseason odds
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Each day of the postseason, we'll be posting the odds of each team winning its division series, league championship and the World Series. Those odds will be calculated by James Holzhauer, who just happens to run a website called BaseballPlayoffOdds.com. Here are Jamie's odds as of this ...

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Friar Forecast:  Why I am Not Content with Being Consistently Competitive (in Football)

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  • reachian reachian
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    Good article; he nailed the Sox/Rays analysis with Quentin.
    Posted 10/2/2008 respond (flag)
  • georgetowndv georgetowndv
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    Boston/LA analysis indicates they've got the much harder route than the Rays (they face each other).  Look at WS odds.  Good insight.
    Posted 10/2/2008 respond (flag)
  • BoSox1492 BoSox1492
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    Look at how woefully behind the White Sox are from any other team for WS %age.  Imagine what the analysis will be tomorrow after a loss in game 1.
    Posted 10/2/2008 respond (flag)
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Why I am Not Content with Being Consistently Competitive (in Football)
Friar Forecast — ... In baseball, once a team qualifies for the playoffs, it is nearly as likely to win the world series as any other team.  This is because no playoff team actually has a very good of a chance of winning the world series.  For example, last season, James Holzhauer used a monte carlo simulation to generate the odds of each playoff team winning the world series.  The Boston Red Sox were deemed most likely to win the championship.  Their odds: 16.8%  The Milwaukee Brewers were the least likely team to win it all.  Their odds: 9.2%. ...

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