Im a mileage noobie. Was Looking to book EWR-MSY 9:20am 11/24/16 with United. Said Saver award 12.5k points and $5. To pay cash for ticket was $129. I think that's a bad point value as it's less than 1 cent a point. Am I correct? If so, am I doing something wrong (maybe not supposed to book through United)? Please advise. Thanks in advance.