Bodog Beat

With Gilbert Arenas healthy for the first time in two seasons, the Washington Wizards hope to overcome an injury to Antawn Jamison in tonight’s season opener against a retooled Dallas Mavericks team.

Those changes have NBA basketball betting odds favoring the Mavs by 8-points in their first game.

The Mavs altered the dynamic of their lineup by trading for Shawn Marion to try to solve matchup problems and also added veteran post players Drew Gooden and Tim Thomas.

Jamison is expected to miss the Wizards’ first eight to 13 games after he partially dislocated his shoulder trying to block a shot in an exhibition game against Cleveland on Oct. 14.

Dirk Nowitzki averaged 28.5 points on 52.2 percent shooting in helping Dallas win both games over the Wizards last season.

The Mavericks have won six of seven over Washington in Dallas, and were tough to beat at the American Airlines Center last season.

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