Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 27, 2017

Every week during the 2017 football season, BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart makes his Big Ten game predictions.

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We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners, and to compete with Dienhart all season long.

See Dienhart's Week 5 predictions below, plus scroll down to vote for your winners.

FansBig Ten fans
2017 record:
38-7
Week 5 picks: See polls below

Tom DienhartTom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2017 record:
35-10
Week 5 picks: Nebraska 35, Illinois 13; Minnesota 24, Maryland 10; Wisconsin 38, Northwestern 17; Penn State 48, Indiana 7; Iowa 28, Michigan State 24; Ohio State 50, Rutgers 0

Cast your Week 5 winners below.

FRIDAY

Nebraska (2-2, 1-0) at Illinois (2-1, 0-0) – 8 p.m. ET, FS1

SATURDAY

Maryland (2-1, 0-0) at Minnesota (3-0, 0-0) – noon ET, FS1

Northwestern (2-1, 0-0) at Wisconsin (3-0, 0-0) – noon ET, ABC

Indiana (2-1, 0-1) at Penn State (4-0, 1-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go

Iowa (3-1, 0-1) at Michigan State (2-1, 0-0) – 4 p.m. ET, FOX

Ohio State (3-1, 1-0) at Rutgers (1-3, 0-1) – 7:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go