In The Playoffs publishes daily playoff probabilities for every team in the NHL, NBA, MLB, and NFL. Each morning we run 100,000 Monte Carlo simulations of the remaining schedule to estimate every team's chance of reaching the postseason. NHL, NBA & NFL are in season now — browse live odds below, or open any team for a full breakdown of its division, wild card, and championship probabilities.
15 of 32 NHL teams have better-than-even odds to make the 16-team NHL playoffs on today's numbers: Carolina Hurricanes (99%), Minnesota Wild (98%), Edmonton Oilers (97%), Colorado Avalanche (95%), Tampa Bay Lightning (94%), Vegas Golden Knights (94%), Boston Bruins (90%), Montréal Canadiens (87%), New Jersey Devils (81%), Dallas Stars (76%), Nashville Predators (73%), Ottawa Senators (69%), Washington Capitals (62%), Anaheim Ducks (60%), Utah Mammoth (58%). Full NHL playoff odds →
16 of 30 NBA teams have better-than-even odds to make the 16-team NBA playoffs on today's numbers: Boston Celtics (>99%), Detroit Pistons (>99%), San Antonio Spurs (98%), Houston Rockets (98%), Minnesota Timberwolves (98%), New York Knicks (97%), Oklahoma City Thunder (94%), Cleveland Cavaliers (93%), Philadelphia 76ers (93%), Los Angeles Lakers (92%), Portland Trail Blazers (86%), Atlanta Hawks (82%), Golden State Warriors (82%), Toronto Raptors (78%), Denver Nuggets (62%), Miami Heat (57%). Full NBA playoff odds →
14 of 32 NFL teams have better-than-even odds to make the 14-team NFL playoffs on today's numbers: Buffalo Bills (99%), Jacksonville Jaguars (98%), San Francisco 49ers (96%), Denver Broncos (93%), Cincinnati Bengals (91%), Kansas City Chiefs (90%), Chicago Bears (84%), Pittsburgh Steelers (81%), Minnesota Vikings (80%), Detroit Lions (77%), New England Patriots (67%), Green Bay Packers (63%), New York Giants (60%), Seattle Seahawks (51%). Full NFL playoff odds →
The 16-team NHL field — three division winners plus two wild cards per conference. Here are the teams most likely to qualify right now.
| Rank | Team | Record | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 15-3-2 | 99% |
| 2 | Minnesota Wild | 14-3-4 | 98% |
| 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 14-3-3 | 97% |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 11-6-3 | 95% |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 13-4-2 | 94% |
| 6 | Vegas Golden Knights | 13-5-2 | 94% |
Seeds 1–6 in each conference clinch directly; seeds 7–10 fight through the Play-In Tournament. Here are the current NBA front-runners.
| Rank | Team | Record | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 10-2 | >99% |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 8-3 | >99% |
| 3 | San Antonio Spurs | 10-2 | 98% |
| 4 | Houston Rockets | 9-3 | 98% |
| 5 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 9-3 | 98% |
| 6 | New York Knicks | 6-5 | 97% |
The 2026 MLB season is complete. Nightly playoff odds for all 30 teams return on Opening Day 2027; below are the final standings.
| Rank | Team | Record | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 103-59 | >99% |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 100-62 | >99% |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rays | 98-64 | >99% |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves | 94-68 | >99% |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 93-68 | >99% |
| 6 | San Diego Padres | 91-71 | >99% |
View the full MLB season recap →
Fourteen teams reach January — four division winners and three wild cards per conference, with only the No. 1 seed getting a bye. Here are the current front-runners.
| Rank | Team | Record | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | 7-1 | 99% |
| 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-2 | 98% |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-1 | 96% |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | 7-2 | 93% |
| 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-2 | 91% |
| 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-2 | 90% |
In The Playoffs is a free sports analytics site that publishes daily playoff probabilities for every NHL, NBA, MLB, and NFL team. Every morning it runs 100,000 Monte Carlo simulations of each league's remaining schedule and reports the share of simulations in which each team reaches the postseason.
Every remaining regular-season game is simulated 100,000 times using opponent-adjusted team strength ratings — with uncertainty about each team's true strength — and home-ice, home-court, or home-field advantage, then each league's real playoff and tiebreaker rules are applied. A team's playoff probability is the percentage of those simulations in which it qualifies for the postseason.
Odds refresh every morning at 9 AM ET, after the previous day's games are final. The NHL covers the 2026–27 season, the NBA the 2026–27 season, MLB covers the 2026 season, and the NFL covers the 2026 season.
Open your team's page to see its playoff probability: the share of 100,000 simulated seasons in which it reaches the postseason, refreshed every morning. A team above 99% has all but clinched a playoff spot, and a team below 1% is all but eliminated. Each league's playoff race page shows where the cut line sits today.
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