Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 18, 2017

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

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

See Dienhart's Week 8 predictions below, plus select your winners.

FansBig Ten fans
2017 record: 52-12
Week 8 picks: See polls below

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2017 record: 50-14
Week 8 picks: Purdue 30, Rutgers 27; Iowa 17, Northwestern 14; Wisconsin 51, Maryland 6; Minnesota 21, Illinois 20; Michigan State 28, Indiana 24; Penn State 20, Michigan 13

Purdue (3-3, 1-2) at Rutgers (2-4, 1-2) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go

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

Maryland (3-3, 1-2) at Wisconsin (6-0, 3-0) – noon ET, FOX

Illinois (2-4, 0-3) at Minnesota (3-3, 0-3) – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go

Indiana (3-3, 0-3) at Michigan State (5-1, 3-0) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Michigan (5-1, 2-1) at Penn State (6-0, 3-0) – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC