Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 21, 2015

Every week during the 2015 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a Big Ten beat writer make their Big Ten game predictions.

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This week, Nebraska writer Tom Shatel 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.

Brent YarinaBrent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
2015 record: 64-11
Week 8 picks: Nebraska 27, Northwestern 20; Wisconsin 24, Illinois 13; Penn State 30, Maryland 17; Michigan State 41, Indiana 27; Ohio State 45, Rutgers 16

Rotating B1G Writer: Tom Shatel (@TomShatelOWH), omaha.com
2015 record: 62-13
Week 8 picks: Nebraska 35, Northwestern 14; Wisconsin 28, Illinois 10; Penn State 42, Maryland 17; Michigan State 49, Indiana 21; Ohio State 45, Rutgers 14

Sean MerrimanSean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2015 record: 61-14
Week 8 picks: Nebraska 24, Northwestern 14; Wisconsin 31, Illinois 27; Penn State 38, Maryland 23; Michigan State 48, Indiana 35; Ohio State 45, Rutgers 23

Tom DienhartTom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2015 record: 61-14
Week 8 picks: Nebraska 35, Northwestern 14; Wisconsin 23, Illinois 10; Penn State 24, Maryland 21; Michigan State 40, Indiana 24; Ohio State 50, Rutgers 21

FansBig Ten fans
2015 record: 61-14
Week 8 picks: See polls below

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PICK YOUR WEEK 8 WINNERS!

Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) at Nebraska (3-4, 1-2) – noon ET, ESPN2

Wisconsin (5-2, 2-1) at Illinois (4-2, 1-1) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go

Indiana (4-3, 0-3) at Michigan State (7-0, 3-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN2

Penn State (5-2, 2-1) vs. Maryland (2-4, 0-2) in Baltimore – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Ohio State (7-0, 3-0) at Rutgers (3-3, 1-2) – 8 p.m. ET, ABC