Preview: Middle Tennessee State at Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m.

TV: WTCN, ESPN3

Weather: 86 degrees, 60 percent chance of rain

Online: Coverage at sunsentinel.com/fau; @ShandelRich on Twitter.

Quick slant: The teams combined for 133 points in last year’s meeting, won 77-56 by Middle Tennessee State. FAU is looking to open Conference USA play with a victory for the third time in four seasons. The Owls are hoping to avoid their second two-game losing streak of the year. MTSU leads the all-time series 11-3.

About Middle Tennessee State (2-2): Quarterback John Uruza will make his third consecutive start since replacing injured starter Brent Stockstill, who was injured against Syracuse in Week 2. Last week, Uruza completed 24 of 32 passes for 290 yards and two…