Atlanta at Carolina

Atlanta leads Tampa Bay by one point in the Southeast Division. While this is certainly an important game for the Thrashers, they may get caught looking ahead to the monsterous matchup with the Lightning tommorow. Carolina was eliminated from playoff contention after losing to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. They have only pride to play for now and we believe they will want to finish strong in front of the home crowd. In April, home teams that have lost 4+ of their last 6 games, at around even money to small favorite, are 32-8 over the past five seasons.