HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied WWLL:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team tied WWLL irrespective of site order (Houston) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 131-66 (.665)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 37-12 (.755)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 10-9 (.526)
series record, MLB only, Semifinals round: 2-1 (.667)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 122-75 (.619)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 33-16 (.673)
Game 5 record, MLB only, all rounds: 7-12 (.368)
Game 5 record, MLB only, Semifinals round: 1-2 (.333)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1349 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 NHL and NBA Finals. Note in general
that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular
situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning
fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied WWLL @ HHVV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team tied WWLL with site order HHVV (Houston) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 118-45 (.724)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 32-11 (.744)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 9-7 (.563)
series record, MLB only, Semifinals round: 1-1 (.500)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 113-50 (.693)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 28-15 (.651)
Game 5 record, MLB only, all rounds: 5-11 (.313)
Game 5 record, MLB only, Semifinals round: 0-2 (.000)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1349 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 NHL and NBA Finals. Note in general
that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular
situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning
fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 4: The New York Yankees hosted and defeated the
Houston Astros 6-runs-4 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series
1350 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series, the Houston Astros have a series record of 0-2 and a
Game 5 record of 1-1, while the New York Yankees have a series record of
11-8 and a Game 5 record of 12-7. The Yankees trailed series 1350 Game 4
by four runs after 6.5 innings, but rallied to win: In the history of
best-of-7 MLB playoff series from 1905 through 2016, inclusive, home
teams down four runs after 6.5 innings had a game record of only 2-44
(.043).
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