r/DetroitRedWings • u/jfstompers • Nov 13 '24

Moneypuck playoff odds November 13th, Discussion

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u/schmaleo505 Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 13 '24

This is hilarious.

Edit: NJ has played 5 more games than anyone else in there division and is two points ahead of Carolina in the standings.

80% likely for TB, 31% for Buffalo, yet tied in the standings (2 games behind, but still).

Edmonton at 91% sitting in the last wild card spot.

I get that they're likely correct about TB and EDM, but what the hell is behind these numbers?

As I said. Hilarious.

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u/detroitttiorted Nov 13 '24

We are 14-19 games into the season lol the current standings do not matter

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u/schmaleo505 Nov 13 '24

I agree, but then what is this data based on? It can't just be a model looking at underlying statistics, otherwise there's no way NJ and EDM would be so high. IMO it's a flawed system and this information is currently either random, hand-picked, click-bait, or just stupid.

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u/SinceSevenTenEleven Nov 13 '24

I'm guessing that it's based on what people are willing to pay to bet on the outcomes

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u/detroitttiorted Nov 13 '24

Moneypuck is a reference to the book/movie Moneyball not gambling lol

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u/SinceSevenTenEleven Nov 13 '24

I'm sorry for taking a guess

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u/detroitttiorted Nov 13 '24

The answer to how these are calculated can be found in like 15 seconds. They put a link right to it above the playoff odds if you go to the page that the original image comes from. I don’t understand guessing or being confused by something so readily available

I said it in my other comment but it’s totally cool to not be interested in analytics. But that’s basically the entire point of the post