WWE Survivor Series 2018: 10 Last-Minute Predictions

5. SmackDown Wins More Than Loses

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Prediction: Of the eight matches on Sunday, seven carry some sort of Raw vs. SmackDown flavour. Last year, it was Raw who won both the men and women's elimination matches. The year before, SmackDown won the traditional men's bout. This time, we believe SmackDown will get the win again, and the blue brand's roster will win more matches than not.

Why It's Likely: Team SmackDown has better tag-teams than Raw, the women's side looks a little stronger, Shinsuke Nakamura should beat Seth Rollins and there's a decent shout for Daniel Bryan upsetting Brock Lesnar. That's four positive results for the blue team, a number that trumps Raw winning the men's elimination match and AOP toppling The Bar.

WWE have always flirted with the idea that SmackDown is inferior to Raw. That's something they've only been able to temporarily shake a few times since the first brand split in 2002, and they'll have to do so again before it hits FOX in October 2019.

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