diff --git a/components/PredictionCard.tsx b/components/PredictionCard.tsx
index 8216213..fd8ec92 100644
--- a/components/PredictionCard.tsx
+++ b/components/PredictionCard.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { OutcomeIcon } from '@/components/icons/OutcomeIcons';
 import type { OutcomeVariant } from '@/components/icons/OutcomeIcons';
 import { getCategoryEmojiUrl } from '@/lib/categories/emojiMap';
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton';
+import { Tooltip } from '@/app/components/Tooltip';
 
 interface PredictionCardProps {
   /** The prediction data to display. When omitted, a themed skeleton is rendered. */
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ const statusMap: Record<PredictionStatus, { icon: React.ElementType; label: stri
   active: { icon: Activity, label: 'Active', className: 'text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-500 border-blue-600/20 bg-blue-50/50 dark:bg-blue-500/10' },
 };
 
+// Tooltip descriptions for each status
+const statusTooltip: Record<PredictionStatus, string> = {
+  won: 'This prediction was correct',
+  lost: 'This prediction was incorrect',
+  pending: 'This prediction is awaiting resolution',
+  active: 'This prediction is currently active',
+};
+
 /**
  * Maps a PredictionStatus to a shape-based OutcomeVariant so that status
  * differentiation does not rely on color alone (WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.1).
@@ -129,16 +138,16 @@ const PredictionCard: React.FC<PredictionCardProps> = ({ prediction }) => {
           )}
         </div>
         <Badge variant="outline" className={`gap-1.5 shrink-0 ${className}`} aria-label={`Status: ${label}`}>
-          {/*
-           * Shape icon (color-blind safe) — rendered BEFORE the status icon.
-           * aria-hidden because the Badge's aria-label already names the status.
-           * Distinguishable by shape under Deuteranopia & Tritanopia simulations.
-           */}
-          <OutcomeIcon
-            variant={statusOutcomeVariant[status]}
-            aria-hidden
-          />
-          <Icon className="w-3.5 h-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
+          {/* Shape icon (color-blind safe) — rendered BEFORE the status icon. */}
+          <Tooltip content={`Status shape indicator: ${statusOutcomeVariant[status]} outcome`} placement="top">
+            <OutcomeIcon
+              variant={statusOutcomeVariant[status]}
+              aria-hidden
+            />
+          </Tooltip>
+          <Tooltip content={statusTooltip[status]} placement="top">
+            <Icon className="w-3.5 h-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
+          </Tooltip>
           {label}
         </Badge>
       </div>
@@ -156,14 +165,19 @@ const PredictionCard: React.FC<PredictionCardProps> = ({ prediction }) => {
         <Collapsible open={isOddsExpanded} onOpenChange={setIsOddsExpanded}>
           <CollapsibleTrigger asChild>
             {/* touch-target: guarantees ≥44px tap area on the Odds trigger (WCAG 2.5.5). */}
-            <button
-              className="touch-target touch-ripple flex w-full items-center justify-between px-2 rounded hover:bg-muted/30 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
-              aria-expanded={isOddsExpanded}
-              aria-controls="odds-breakdown"
+            <Tooltip
+              content={isOddsExpanded ? 'Click to collapse odds details' : 'Click to expand odds details'}
+              placement="top"
             >
-              <p className="text-muted-foreground">Odds</p>
-              <p className="text-card-foreground font-medium tabular-nums">{odds.toFixed(1)}x</p>
-            </button>
+              <button
+                className="touch-target touch-ripple flex w-full items-center justify-between px-2 rounded hover:bg-muted/30 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+                aria-expanded={isOddsExpanded}
+                aria-controls="odds-breakdown"
+              >
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">Odds</p>
+                <p className="text-card-foreground font-medium tabular-nums">{odds.toFixed(1)}x</p>
+              </button>
+            </Tooltip>
           </CollapsibleTrigger>
           <CollapsibleContent id="odds-breakdown" className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             <p className="tabular-nums">Implied probability: {(1 / odds * 100).toFixed(1)}%</p>
@@ -196,4 +210,4 @@ const PredictionCard: React.FC<PredictionCardProps> = ({ prediction }) => {
   );
 };
 
-export default PredictionCard;
+export default PredictionCard;
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diff --git a/components/__tests__/PredictionCard.test.tsx b/components/__tests__/PredictionCard.test.tsx
index 10fbd22..5504fa5 100644
--- a/components/__tests__/PredictionCard.test.tsx
+++ b/components/__tests__/PredictionCard.test.tsx
@@ -161,6 +161,82 @@ describe('PredictionsList loading state', () => {
   });
 });
 
+// --- Tooltip Tests ---
+
+describe('PredictionCard tooltips', () => {
+  it('renders tooltip content on the status icon when hovered', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<PredictionCard prediction={mockPrediction} />);
+
+    // The Tooltip component wraps the icon. On hover, the tooltip content should appear.
+    // Instead of targeting the icon directly (which is aria-hidden), hover the status badge area.
+    const statusBadge = screen.getByLabelText('Status: Active');
+    await user.hover(statusBadge);
+
+    // The tooltip for 'active' status should appear
+    expect(await screen.findByText('This prediction is currently active')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correct tooltip content for each status variant', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const statuses: Array<{ status: Prediction['status']; tooltip: string }> = [
+      { status: 'won', tooltip: 'This prediction was correct' },
+      { status: 'lost', tooltip: 'This prediction was incorrect' },
+      { status: 'pending', tooltip: 'This prediction is awaiting resolution' },
+    ];
+
+    for (const { status, tooltip } of statuses) {
+      const prediction: Prediction = {
+        ...mockPrediction,
+        id: `${status}-test`,
+        status,
+        ...(status === 'won' || status === 'lost' ? { resolvedDate: '01/06/2023' } : {}),
+      };
+      const { unmount } = render(<PredictionCard prediction={prediction} />);
+
+      const badge = screen.getByLabelText(`Status: ${status.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + status.slice(1)}`);
+      await user.hover(badge);
+      expect(await screen.findByText(tooltip)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      unmount();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('shows odds expand/collapse tooltip on the odds trigger', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<PredictionCard prediction={mockPrediction} />);
+
+    // Hover over the odds trigger button
+    const oddsTrigger = document.querySelector('[aria-controls="odds-breakdown"]') as HTMLElement;
+    await user.hover(oddsTrigger);
+
+    // Should show the expand tooltip initially
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Click to expand odds details')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('updates odds tooltip after expanding', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<PredictionCard prediction={mockPrediction} />);
+
+    const oddsTrigger = document.querySelector('[aria-controls="odds-breakdown"]') as HTMLElement;
+
+    // Click to expand
+    await user.click(oddsTrigger);
+    expect(oddsTrigger).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+
+    // Now hover again - should show "collapse" tooltip
+    await user.hover(oddsTrigger);
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Click to collapse odds details')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('does not show tooltip content by default (no hover)', () => {
+    render(<PredictionCard prediction={mockPrediction} />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('This prediction is currently active')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Click to expand odds details')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
 // --- Touch Target Tests (WCAG 2.5.5 / Apple HIG ≥44px) ---
 
 describe('PredictionCard touch targets', () => {
@@ -194,4 +270,4 @@ describe('PredictionCard touch targets', () => {
     await user.click(oddsTrigger);
     expect(oddsTrigger).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
   });
-});
+});
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