reward travel - OW usage
I'm traveling MSY to EWR OW and wanted to use miles for the trip. Only EasyPass is available for the date that I want at 25k miles for the segment. OP CS says that OW rewards are 50,000 regardless, though I realized if I book a RT through CO.com with a return on a date that has availability at the 12.5k (standardpass) level, I'm only spending 37500 miles. I can re-deposit miles for a small fee.
OW cost for the ticket is $365. (no lower fares for RT purchase as this date is desireable)
Better to spend the $ or use miles?