The King is Back

Did you miss me? After going into a coma induced by binge drinking and Jets football, I'm here to help you beat your bookie.

A lot has happened in the past three years, Gang Green drafted their new QB in Sam Darnold, we finally canned Todd Bowles, and then our savior got drugged by one of Bill Belichick's cronies and came down with mono.

The Yankees farm system produced several studs, traded for Giancarlo Stanton, and sort of forgot about starting pitching. But Sevy is back and we are locked and loaded for a big run in October.

Juve added Cristiano Ronaldo and keep collecting Scudetti like they're hooker trading cards in Las Vegas.

The UFC has seen significant changes, McGOAT and Rousey are after thoughts, and Nate Diaz turned his shot at McGregor into superstardom. The move to ESPN is great for the sport overall, but it may never reach the heights of Brock's heyday again.

But forget all that shit, sports gambling is legal in New Jersey and I'm ready with the best advice South of Jetlife Stadium.

I'll give you my 5 winners each week along with my thoughts on everything sports and entertainment. I'll also be dropping nuggets on the prime time games on Twitter @FrankCostaNJ.

Last week I went mezza-mezza at 3-3, and looking to turn that Jamal Adams into a winning record.

Giants +6.5 @ Bucs

Now that news has come out Eli has finally been moved to the retirement home, about 4 seasons too late, we can award the Eli Face Award to, mine and yours favorite former clueless Jet coach, Todd Bowles. I've seen this before, the Tampa D is getting some respect for playing well against Scam Newton and the Panthers, and Danny Dimes is making his debut. Easy win for Tampa. NOPE! I bought my ticket for the Danwagon. CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKER!

Raiders +9 @ Vikings

Now that AB can terrorize the rest of the league on the Patriots, the Raiders have rallied around Coach Gruden. Kirk Cousins (328 yds 52% CMP 2 TD 2 INT) continues to prove he's not a franchise QB with a back breaking INT against the Packers Sunday. Meanwhile Derek Carr has spread the ball well between Tyrell Willams (151 yds 2 TD) and Darren Waller (13 rec 133 yds). I may even sprinkle a little ML love on Oakland. Knock on wood if you're with me.

Chiefs -6.5 v Ravens

There's really not much else you can say about Patty Mahomes that hasn't been said already. Lamar Jackson really taking that whole "Not much more than a RB" knock pretty hard, huh? The Ravens can be a very good team, but until the Chiefs stop covering, I'll keep picking them.

Texans +3 @ Chargers 

The only thing worse than being a Jet fan may be a Charger fan. They swap coaches, cities, but they still can't find a kicker that makes clutch kicks. The Texans looked slow against a solid Jags D after a sprint against the Saints on Monday Night Week 1. Nuk isn't held under 50 yards receiving like he did against Jalen Ramsey often, and I think they have a good bounce back this week.

Steelers +7 @ 49ers

Going with another road dog this week, not to be confused with the TravisDog (WoofaWoofaWoofa). San Fran has beaten the Bengals and Bucs to get to 2-0, and I feel like Vegas has them a little too high here. Big Ben's elbow injury hampered Pittsburgh the first two games, and Mason Rudolph looked competent replacing him in the second half. The Steelers have enough players on both sides of the ball (11) to keep this game within a TD.

Feel free to mock my picks and tell me how much I suck. I'll be back again next week.