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Number of games won in a 162 game season versus the probability of winning that many games, with the assumption that the team in question has a 50% chance of winning any given game.

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Ah the binomial probability curve

81 wins would be the peak of that curve, but the probability of that would only be 6.26%

The probability of winning 100+ games is 0.18%

I guess that’s why each game isn’t necessarily 50/50, lol

I used help from the Binomial Calculator

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