The playoff dream is all but dead and Crew SC didn't play a minute today. The scope of the challenge was brought into focus with the initial release of American Soccer Analysts playoff odds. On the field, the result between Orlando and Montreal could not have been a worse outcome for the Black and Gold.
Two sites running simulations have put numbers to just how tall the task facing Columbus. Sports Club Stats put Columbus at a 5.6% chance of making the playoffs after the loss to the Galaxy using their Monte Carlo simulations. Today, American Soccer Analysts released their first playoff odds post of 2016.