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Astros Get Their First Win Post-Ike: NL Wild Card Odds (9/20/08)

So we won last night. The Phillies lost, the Mets won, the Brewers lost, and the Marlins won. Here's what the newly re-jumbled NL Wild Card Race looks like:


National League Wild Card Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 86 68 .558 0 Lost 1
Milwaukee 84 70 .545 2 Lost 2
Houston 81 72 .529 4.5 Won 1
Florida 81 72 .529 4.5 Won 9
St. Louis 80 73 .522 5.5 Won 2
Still in it?




(updated 9.20.2008 at 2:55 PM CDT)


With nine left to play, we have an elimination number of 5, so the clocking is ticking big time. Let's see what the odds makers have to say:

Report Wild Card
BPro Unadjusted
0.11009%
BPro Schedule Adjusted
1.18275%
Cool Standings
0.8%
SCS Weighted
0.8%
SCS 50/50
1.2%

As with earlier this week, 90 wins is still the magic number for the NL Wild Card, meaning the Astros to be flawless or get lucky with a collapse from the Phillies and the Brewers. Let's hope that last night was a momentum builder and that we can carry it all the way through to October.