Originally Posted by UNITED959
Nope. You don't get EQMs for booking on united.com, you get RDMs.
Unless the OP has a platinum MP visa card, right?
OP should probably also take the signup bonus RDMs into account at the usual conservative 100 miles = $1 rate.
The availability of the fare class on the route would be the clincher, I bet. Did I miss what route is the OP is flying?