The earlier installment of this text centered on my predictions for the American League playoffs six months therefore. The Toronto Blue Jays squeaked via my simulations to qualify for the World Sequence.
And the Nationwide League’s consultant in my fictional postseason? Nicely, that’s right this moment’s matter.
I’m as soon as once more following up on my regular-season forecasts, which I rolled out over the previous few weeks. You possibly can revisit the divisional breakdowns — and be taught extra about my prediction system — via these hyperlinks:
I’ll run 1,000 simulations beneath for every Nationwide League playoff sequence, primarily based on the overall variety of prediction factors that my laptop assigned to every membership. The group that wins the vast majority of my simulations will advance to the following spherical.
Byes are given to the 2 top-seeded groups in every league, who await the 2 wild-card winners. Then come a pair of division sequence, the league’s championship sequence, and, in fact, the World Sequence. You possibly can see the expected outcomes beneath, excepting the final word matchup between Toronto and the NL champ. That comes subsequent Tuesday.
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Matchup: Milwaukee Brewers (3 seed, first place in NL Central, 98 prediction factors) vs. San Diego Padres (6 seed, second place in NL West, 78 prediction factors)
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Wins in 1,000 simulated sequence: Brewers 545, Padres 455
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Backside line: If seeds had been primarily based solely on regular-season information, the Brewers would discover themselves within the 4 gap. However they’re elevated to the three seed due to their title within the weak NL Central. Milwaukee rolls on with a comparatively simple win over the unimpressive Padres.
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Matchup: Philadelphia Phillies (4 seed, second place in NL East, 122 prediction factors) vs. Chicago Cubs (5 seed, second place in NL Central, 85 prediction factors)
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Wins in 1,000 simulated sequence: Phillies 596, Cubs 404
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Backside line: Philadelphia’s rating would put it miles forward of any membership within the Central Division, however it’s the Phillies’ misfortune to be caught behind Atlanta within the East. They’ll take out their frustration on the Cubs in essentially the most lopsided playoff sequence in both league.
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Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers (1 seed, first place in NL West, 143 prediction factors) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (4 seed, second place in NL East, 122 prediction factors)
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Wins in 1,000 simulated sequence: Dodgers 544, Phillies 456
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Backside line: The playoff system is supposedly structured to provide the 1 seed the simplest highway to a championship. That’s not true on this case, because the favored Dodgers run into the harmful Phillies. The pc provides Los Angeles the sting on this high-powered matchup.
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Matchup: Atlanta Braves (2 seed, first place in NL East, 126 prediction factors) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (3 seed, first place in NL Central, 98 prediction factors)
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Wins in 1,000 simulated sequence: Braves 562, Brewers 438
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Backside line: The Braves are allowed to fatten up in opposition to the overmatched Brewers within the different Division Sequence. The simulations are a bit nearer than you may count on, although Atlanta nonetheless advances simply to the NLCS.
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Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers (1 seed, first place in NL West, 143 prediction factors) vs. Atlanta Braves (2 seed, first place in NL East, 126 prediction factors)
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Wins in 1,000 simulated sequence: Dodgers 518, Braves 482
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Backside line: That is the heavyweight battle that everyone expects — and desires — to see in October. It’s onerous to think about the Dodgers’ loaded roster popping out on the quick finish, but the pc begs to vary. It envisions a good sequence from starting to finish, with Los Angeles barely getting via.
