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Originally Posted by dino7c
Every sportsbook has done the math...go look at the odds. Look at the odds on a game to game basis while you are at it. Flames have been the underdog a lot lately and will be the favourite in the majority of their remaining games.
They still have to play the games but it's likely the Flames record is vastly better the rest of the way. Not guaranteed but likely.
They are going from first to thirty second
Do the Flames (or any other team) have a better shot at beating Boston or Columbus on a given night? It boggles my mind some of you don't grasp how big a factor this is.
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Why are you so resistant to actually looking at the impact of strength of schedule? Not one person argues it is meaningless so maybe your mind would be less boggled if you took some time to appreciate this.
Average standing of the Flames opponents is about twelfth. Yes they have had the hardest schedule. The difference between that and an average schedule is about two points.
How many points do you think the schedule has "cost" them?