Howie Kussoy

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

Howie 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

Howie 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

This 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

The Post's Howie Kussoy makes his prediction for Texas vs. Oklahoma and more.

The Giants are suffering now for what they achieved last year

Last 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

With 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

Colorado 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

Howie 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

The 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

Stearns 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

Notre 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

Howie 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

NFL 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

South Carolina will cover against Georgia on Saturday, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.

What teams have the most to prove in NFL Week 2?

This 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

Texas 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

Numerous surprises are a certainty. Predictions are simply a platform for public ridicule.

Picks against the spread for college football Week 1

No. 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

The two biggest college football storylines this season could potentially be remembered for decades.

Best bet to make in Utah-Florida college football showdown

Utah, a 4.5-point favorite, will will win and cover against Florida on Thursday night, The Post's Howie Kussoy predicts.