Interesting item from Reddit earlier today which demonstrates how having playoffs disrupts the likelihood the best team wins MLS Cup:
Fun fact: according to [538], every favorite among the Big Five European leagues has a better chance of winning their 2019-20 title than LAFC has of winning MLS Cup, even though none of those five leagues have played a single game yet this season.
The OP says this is why the playoffs are good. You could argue otherwise just as easily. But this is a nice demonstration of the effect.
Fun fact: according to [538], every favorite among the Big Five European leagues has a better chance of winning their 2019-20 title than LAFC has of winning MLS Cup, even though none of those five leagues have played a single game yet this season.
- Man City 55%
- Barca 59%
- Bayern 76%
- Juve 61%
- PSG 80%
- LAFC 51%
The OP says this is why the playoffs are good. You could argue otherwise just as easily. But this is a nice demonstration of the effect.
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