The extra $50 bucks would be totally worth it! Think of all the awesome things you could buy with that? I personally would by 1/4 of a bleacher seat!
What you said was definitely valid, I was referring to whether or not a real link had been seen. Maybe there has been someone find a very direct correlation, who knows? Let me know if you decide to try your experiment, although it would be very tough to get it to work in the NBBA...