Howie Kussoy
About the Columnist
Howie Kussoy is an award-winning sports features reporter, who has been with the New York Post since 2006. In addition to covering everything from Final Fours to the Stanley Cup Final to the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight, he writes college football's "Pigskin Profit" and college basketball's "Howie Hoops" betting columns. Howie is a Long Island native, who graduated from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
The Archive
Picks against spread for college football Week 7
October 14, 2023 | 8:00amHowie Kussoy, AKA the Pigskin Profit, is backing No. 7 Washington against No. 8 Oregon on Saturday.
Who to back in this Pac-12 college football showdown
October 13, 2023 | 6:00pmHowie Kussoy, aka the Pigskin Profit, makes a pick for the Stanford Cardinal and Colorado Buffaloes game on Friday night.
MLB isn't winning with this lame playoffs crapshoot
October 11, 2023 | 7:40amThis season, the three teams to win at least 100 games are all in danger of being eliminated in the Division Series round.
Picks against the spread for college football Week 6
October 7, 2023 | 8:00amThe Post's Howie Kussoy makes his prediction for Texas vs. Oklahoma and more.
The Giants are suffering now for what they achieved last year
October 6, 2023 | 7:40amLast year, the Giants were one of the most surprising success stories in the NFL. This season, like most sequels, was designed to disappoint.
Meet Chris Howell, the 17-year-old LIU quarterback whose funky throwing has made him a viral sensation
October 5, 2023 | 3:10pmWith a single scooping, swinging, sidearmed, skee-ball throw, Long Island University freshman QB Chris Howell became an internet sensation.
Picks against the spread for college football Week 5
September 30, 2023 | 8:00amColorado will make it a game against USC on Saturday, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.
Best bet to make in this Pac-12 college football showdown
September 29, 2023 | 2:30pmHowie Kussoy, aka the Pigskin Profit, makes a pick for the Utah Utes and Oregon State Beavers on Friday night.
Taylor Swift transforms Jets-Chiefs into spectacle of a different kind
September 29, 2023 | 7:40amThe date was circled long ago. Oct. 1 would produce one of the highest-rated NFL regular-season games of all time. We would see the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs facing...
How baseball gripped David Stearns and led him to this monumental Mets task
September 28, 2023 | 4:30pmStearns will accept the pressure and hopes and drama stitched to the long-suffering franchise he understands as well as any executive in Mets history.
Picks against the spread for college football Week 4
September 23, 2023 | 8:00amNotre Dame will make it close with Ohio State on Saturday, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.
Best bet to make in this Big 10 college football showdown
September 22, 2023 | 3:00pmHowie Kussoy, aka the Pigskin Profit, makes a pick for the Wisconsin Badgers and Purdue Boilermakers on Friday night.
Who's rising, who's falling and who leaves us confused after NFL Week 2
September 20, 2023 | 7:40amNFL teams are beginning to separate after two weeks, enough that we can separate the 32 teams into six tiers.
Picks against the spread for college football Week 3
September 16, 2023 | 8:00amSouth Carolina will cover against Georgia on Saturday, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.
What teams have the most to prove in NFL Week 2?
September 15, 2023 | 7:40amThis season, we don’t yet know who is for real and who are the frauds. Week 2 will offer some clues.
Picks against the spread for college football Week 2
September 9, 2023 | 8:00amTexas will cover against Alabama on Saturday, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.
An over-under guide to the NFL's contenders, under-achievers and long shots
September 8, 2023 | 7:40amNumerous surprises are a certainty. Predictions are simply a platform for public ridicule.
Picks against the spread for college football Week 1
September 2, 2023 | 8:00amNo. 5 LSU will beat No. 8 Florida State on Sunday night, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.
Legacies could be remade this college football season, but history hasn't been kind to those who've tried before
September 1, 2023 | 7:40amThe two biggest college football storylines this season could potentially be remembered for decades.
Best bet to make in Utah-Florida college football showdown
August 31, 2023 | 3:45pmUtah, a 4.5-point favorite, will will win and cover against Florida on Thursday night, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.