Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 16, 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 picks.

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This week, Iowa writer Scott Dochterman 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: 23-5
Week 3 picks: Michigan 40, UNLV 10; Minnesota 34, Kent State 13; Maryland 31, South Florida 28; Michigan State 44, Air Force 17; North Carolina 38, Illinois 31; Duke 23, Northwestern 17; Wisconsin 48, Troy 7; Miami (FL) 30, Nebraska 27; Ohio State 52, Northern Illinois 17; Virginia Tech 31, Purdue 24; Western Kentucky 41, Indiana 38; Iowa 23, Pittsburgh 20; Penn State 24, Rutgers 20

Rotating B1G Writer: Scott Dochterman, thegazette.com (@ScottDochterman)
2015 record: 23-5
Week 3 picks: Michigan 41, UNLV 7; Minnesota 38, Kent State 10; South Florida 31, Maryland 27; Michigan State 27, Air Force 16; North Carolina 38, Illinois 35; Northwestern 23, Duke 20; Wisconsin 45, Troy 7; Nebraska 27, Miami (FL) 23; Ohio State 51, Northern Illinois 17; Virginia Tech 24, Purdue 21; Western Kentucky 45, Indiana 42; Iowa 19, Pittsburgh 16; Penn State 16, Rutgers 6

Tom DienhartTom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
2015 record: 22-6
Week 3 picks: Michigan 48, UNLV 3; Minnesota 38, Kent State 7; South Florida 28, Maryland 27; Michigan State 41, Air Force 13; Illinois 33, North Carolina 29; Duke 35, Northwestern 30; Wisconsin 46, Troy 3; Miami (FL) 28, Nebraska 24; Ohio State 40, Northern Illinois 20; Virginia Tech 45, Purdue 17; Western Kentucky 47, Indiana 44; Iowa 30, Pittsburgh 24; Penn State 26, Rutgers 24

FansBig Ten fans
2015 record:
22-6
Week 3 picks: See polls below

Sean MerrimanSean Merriman (@BTNSean)
2015 record:
21-7
Week 3 picks: Michigan 28, UNLV 7; Minnesota 38, Kent State 14; Maryland 23, South Florida 21; Michigan State 38, Air Force 17; North Carolina 27, Illinois 26; Northwestern 17, Duke 10; Wisconsin 35, Troy 0; Miami (FL) 24, Nebraska 21; Ohio State 45, NIU 0; Virginia Tech 17, Purdue 6; Western Kentucky 31, Indiana 24; Iowa 24, Pittsburgh 21; Penn State 12, Rutgers 7

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MAKE YOUR WEEK 3 PICKS

UNLV (0-2) at Michigan (1-1) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go

Kent State (1-1) at Minnesota (1-1) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go

South Florida (1-1) at Maryland (1-1) – noon ET, ESPNU

Air Force (2-0) at Michigan State (2-0) – noon ET, ABC

Illinois (2-0) at North Carolina (1-1) – noon ET, ESPN2

Northwestern (2-0) at Duke (2-0) – 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3

Troy (1-1) at Wisconsin (1-1) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go

Nebraska (1-1) at Miami (FL) (2-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN

Northern Illinois (2-0) at Ohio State (2-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN2

Virginia Tech (1-1) at Purdue (1-1) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU

Western Kentucky (2-0) at Indiana (2-0) – 4 p.m. ET, ESPN News

Pittsburgh (2-0) at Iowa (2-0) – 8 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go

Rutgers (1-1) at Penn State (1-1) – 8 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go