Survivor Series 2016 tips: Lesnar to land Goldberg rematch, titles to swap brands

The Miz recently dethroned Dolph Ziggler, becoming a six-time Intercontinental champion, but The Awesome One faces a first defence in an inter-brand battle with Sami Zayn.

Former NXT champion Zayn is due a first title run on the WWE main roster, so starts as a firm 1/3 favourite to bring the IC belt over to RAW. The Miz is a 2/1 outsider to keep his championship on Smackdown.

Meanwhile, Brian Kendrick puts his Cruiserweight strap on the line against high-flying masked superstar Kalisto. During the first WWE brand extension the old belt in this weight class spent most of its days on Smackdown, so this is a real shout again.

Kalisto is a very strong odds-on 1/5 to take the title to the blue brand, with Kendrick 3/1 to retain. Side with the luchadore in this bout.

RAW look real deal in Survivor Series elimination matches

Could a clean sweep of RAW victories happen in the elimination matches? Our Survivor Series 2016 tips suggest so.

In the five-on-five men’s battle, the Smackdown quintet look more combustible despite The Undertaker’s warning on the 900th episode.

AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose will go on to battle for the WWE Championship in a TLC match come December, while Randy Orton’s feud with Bray Wyatt surely has another twist in the tale.

Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are both faces on RAW, and it’s more believable the former’s bad blood with Canadian duo Chris Jericho and Universal champ Kevin Owens could simmer down until after Survivor Series.

Where Smackdown have a weak link in Shane McMahon, RAW have strength in Braun Strowman, so the 8/11 on the red brand makes more sense than backing the blue at evens.

The women’s five-on-five match is split down the middle when it comes to WWE betting. Both RAW and Smackdown are 5/6 chances to win, but the big push has come on Charlotte Flair in recent months, so side with red again.

And the 10-on-10 bout looks hugely stacked in RAW’s favour too, so they’re 1/3 to defeat 2/1 chances Smackdown.

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