MLB Picks for Thursday: Pirates vs Cardinals, Yankees vs Royals, More

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My kids have finished school for the year. I repeat, my kids have finished school for the year.

Thankfully, school ended on a Wednesday, so I get to tiptoe into summer vacation with Thursday afternoon MLB.

There are four matinees today, and after a quick check in with the Action Network's PRO betting tools, three MLB picks are already popping on Thursday afternoon.

MLB Picks for Thursday

*MLB odds as of Thursday morning

Nationals vs. Tigers Pick

1:10 p.m. ET | MASN2

Nationals vs. Tigers is a classic case of sharp bettors moving MLB odds.

Let me explain.

This total opened at 8 before wiseguys pounced on the over, steaming the line to the latest consensus of 9.