BTN.com staff, September 24, 2014

Every week during the 2014 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a Big Ten beat writer make their Big Ten game predictions. This week, Michigan writer Mark Snyder joins us. We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners.

See our predictions below and scroll down to vote for your winners in this post.

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Sean MerrimanSean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2014 record:
41-9
Week 5 picks: Michigan State 42, Wyoming 10; Penn State 27, Northwestern 7; Iowa 23, Purdue 14; Rutgers 31, Tulane 14; Wisconsin 52, South Florida 17; Maryland 34, Indiana 31; Minnesota 17, Michigan 10; Ohio State 35, Cincinnati 28; Nebraska 49, Illinois 28

Rotating B1G Writer: Mark Snyder, freep.com (@Mark_Snyder)
2014 record: 39-11
Week 5 picks: Michigan State 45, Wyoming 13; Penn State 30, Northwestern 10; Iowa 25, Purdue 14; Rutgers 24, Tulane 8; Wisconsin 40, South Florida 20; Maryland 35, Indiana 34; Michigan 21, Minnesota 14; Ohio State 32, Cincinnati 10; Nebraska 40, Illinois 7

Brent YarinaBrent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
2014 record: 38-12
Week 5 picks: Michigan State 52, Wyoming 14; Penn State 30, Northwestern 17; Iowa 23, Purdue 16; Rutgers 31, Tulane 13; Wisconsin 49, South Florida 21; Indiana 37, Maryland 33; Michigan 24, Minnesota 23; Ohio State 31, Cincinnati 21; Nebraska 41, Illinois 17

FansBig Ten fans
2014 record:
38-12
Week 5 picks: See polls below

Tom DienhartTom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2014 record: 36-14
Week 5 picks: Michigan State 33, Wyoming 13; Penn State 29, Northwestern 10; Iowa 27, Purdue 17; Rutgers 28, Tulane 14; Wisconsin 48, South Florida 10; Maryland 44, Indiana 42; Michigan 13, Minnesota 10; Ohio State 30, Cincinnati 24; Nebraska 42, Illinois 21

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PICK YOUR WEEK 5 WINNERS!

Wyoming (3-1) at Michigan State (2-1) – noon ET, TBA

Northwestern (1-2) at Penn State (4-0, 1-0) – noon ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Iowa (3-1) at Purdue (2-2) – noon ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Tulane (1-3) at Rutgers (3-1) – noon ET, ESPNews

South Florida (2-2) at Wisconsin (2-1) – noon ET, TBA

Maryland (3-1) at Indiana (2-1) – 1:30 p.m. ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Minnesota (3-1) at Michigan (2-2) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Cincinnati (2-0) at Ohio State (2-1) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)

Illinois (3-1) at Nebraska (4-0) – 9 p.m. ET, BTN (Watch on BTN2Go)